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Message started by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 28th, 2017, 8:48pm

Title: Cracked FRP seat on SprintX
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 28th, 2017, 8:48pm
Discovered a crack forming near the bend of the seat on the SprintX...  Contacted ICE about it, and they said they have seen a couple a few years ago, but none recently -- but considered it a 100% warranty replacement.  I attribute it probably to bending stress from leaning into curves, given the location.  

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Title: Re: Cracked FRP seat on SprintX
Post by jayg on Oct 28th, 2017, 9:49pm

FlyingLaZBoy wrote:
Discovered a crack forming near the bend of the seat on the SprintX...  Contacted ICE about it, and they said they have seen a couple a few years ago, but none recently -- but considered it a 100% warranty replacement.  I attribute it probably to bending stress from leaning into curves, given the location.  I'll put up a couple pics, in a while.


Haven't had my ICE VTX's carbon seat crack, but have had my Carbent's seat crack. Successfully repaired it with epoxy and glass cloth. Painted the repair with semi-gloss black paint.

Title: Re: Cracked FRP seat on SprintX
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 31st, 2017, 10:49am
Interesting, considering you weigh about half what I do...!!!!

Title: Re: Cracked FRP seat on SprintX
Post by kenbent6 on Oct 31st, 2017, 3:39pm

jayg wrote:
[quote author=FlyingLaZBoy link=1509241732/0#0 date=1509241732]Discovered a crack forming near the bend of the seat on the SprintX...  Contacted ICE about it, and they said they have seen a couple a few years ago, but none recently -- but considered it a 100% warranty replacement.  I attribute it probably to bending stress from leaning into curves, given the location.  I'll put up a couple pics, in a while.


Haven't had my ICE VTX's carbon seat crack, but have had my Carbent's seat crack. Successfully repaired it with epoxy and glass cloth. Painted the repair with semi-gloss black paint.

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Jay!! You have to ride it before it can break!!!!

Title: Re: Cracked FRP seat on SprintX
Post by jayg on Oct 31st, 2017, 4:09pm

FlyingLaZBoy wrote:
Interesting, considering you weigh about half what I do...!!!!


Well, I wasn't going to mention that.  :D  But seriously, if you weren't going to exercise the warranty, aircraft-grade epoxy and glass cloth would fix it. In addition to repairing my Carbent's seat with aircraft-grade epoxy, used it to glue the seat back on the bike, after the top layer of carbon on the frame tube came off with the seat. Tough stuff.

Title: Re: Cracked FRP seat on SprintX
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Nov 1st, 2017, 8:56am
I'll keep that in mind, oh Repair Master!!!!    [smiley=notworthy.gif]

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