cracked handlebar

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cs6xuk	cs6xuk posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 13	hello, i have a crack in my handlebar, the crack is about 90% round the bar on the rounded curve, the handlebar is made from a carbon/kevlar material, after watching the video on the fishing pole repair i have a few questions please? q1 my repare needs to be strong enought to take abit of weight no more then at most 50 kg half my weight but not for long periods of time, so would about 3 layers of fiber do it? q2 in regards to layers i was thinking carbon kavlar carbon mix. q3 when applying the layers do i need to let each layer fully cure/dry b4 applying the next layer, the finsh is not important has the bar is covered in bar tape.
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	As hanaldo said, it would be best to V out the crack and fill with epoxy before laying more on top, just to get as much strength as possible. As for lay up, a combination of braided sleeve and Uni directional fibre would probably be best.
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cracked handlebar

cs6xuk - 13 Years Ago

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Dont do it :) Chris carbon fibre works ltd

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