Restoring cracked carbon Cannondale F-Si

[@BuildaBetterBike]

A couple viewers have expressed concern that kids were "sanding carbon" in the video without masks. I thought this would be obvious, but I just want to point out that they were: 1, wet sanding (if you can call it sanding) 2, were sanding clear coat, not carbon 3, were doing it for a few seconds just for the shot. No children were harmed in the making of this video.

[@EvansMTBSaga]

Your videos are always inspiring.

[@benjaminfitch5695]

Lots to love here: You sanded down the whole frame with walnut shells ( I love weight weenie stuff) Repaired the carbon yourself (we need more people that do this) I love the way you included your kids (I want to be a father like this someday) Only thing I would have done differently is left the frame raw carbon with a few intricate painted decals and clear coat (but the color is very nice, just not what I would do if I sanded down my carbon frame) I love the build and love the channel!

[@mattgti86]

Good experiment with carbon repair and a learning experience. Do you think you would do a carbon repair again to restore a used frame?

[@BuildaBetterBike]

absolutely. I'd do some things differently next time though

[@beep_]

What a beaut, that blue looks so good

[@ddr526]

Bicycles have so many specialty tools

[@flurgerbla7609]

love the combination of the old school cannondale blue with the new school cannondale text logo! bet its pretty damn light too

[@TexasReelRepair]

I have a cannondale f4 that has barely been rode on has everything on it as new even the stickers . Made in USA total white frame with translucent cannondale stickers that reflect when I light on them . Have a 95 Kona Hot 95 Kona hei hei...still in box .95 kona stars and bars in box new never out of the boxes

[@disalles1]

Você reduziu o curso da PIKE para ser compatível com a geometria do quadro?

[@natetv1494]

What’s with the silence at 13:17?

[@mariotrinidad5548]

Nice paint job! love from philippines!

[@detmer87]

I think you shoudn't have fully striped the paint. In the final paint job there are so many imperferctions still visible. Now it looks like a fake Cannondale. And that's a shame because all the other work and the chosen parts are excellent. I would only have striped the paint beyond the damaged area.

[@benjaminfitch5695]

as a weight weenie, I disagree, leave no gram unshaved!

[@oftankoftan]

Could've been saved by sanding the primer, then primer again, then sand until it's smooth.

[@benjaminfitch5695]

@@oftankoftan primer = vain grams

[@OG_Eid]

I agree I would have only repaired the seat tube and sanded and painted it black and graphics. The end results aren’t worth all the effort. Also you chose such a difficult color to shoot. After watching your videos I would also recommend using bolts as plugs for threaded bosses.

[@matiasgamez9811]

Yo compré un cuadro Cannondale scalpel si típico verde pasado de moda,cuadro solo sin amortiguador y al que faltaban tornillos,patilla cambio, dirección..etc ,barato,pues lo e pintado de blanco,Fox keshima,bujes Hope, piezas frm... Grupo xt ,todo nuevo.. una auténtica maquina que todo el mundo admira,una mtb atemporal mejor que cualquiera de serie, saludos desde Málaga, España

[@s_ndown]

Hi sorry if I missed it in the video, is there a reason you can't use paint strippers on carbon? Will it eat the epoxy as well?

[@iancai5]

Yep! It will destroy the epoxy

[@MindOfKaz]

great work, and awesome music selection!

[@kaseykohler1490]

Genuine question incoming. How many people run their stem above their steerer tube? I am too paranoid to ever even come within a 0.250" of the top of the steerer.

[@BuildaBetterBike]

I've seen stems do more damage than steer tubes (assuming it's the potential damage you're concerned about)

[@Kubafalkowski97]

Man.. that takes time to remove paint by sanding it Why won't you use special paint remover in gel format? I'm watching guy's fixing metal car models,they use it and paint is gone in minutes! Amazing build and respect for all the effort 👊🔥

[@albertovaldes3741]

You cannot use chemical paint stripper in carbon. You don't know what effect it will have on the resin that holds the carbon fibers together.

[@aaronmoreno2492]

Excelente restauración y componentes nuevos 😍 excelente trabajo hermano 🤜🤛🎉

[@MotoSurgeon]

Probably going to need a stem with less stack height as your fork steerer is too short for this setup.

[@panpawe2386]

Nice job 👍where can I buy perforated shrink tape?

[@clootify]

Nice crown race setting technique 😂

[@NathG.1.4.]

That beat 23::01 slaps.

[@emusp]

Apparently, cherry pits is the best blasting media for stripping paint from carbon frames. See ETOE channel, he made a video about it.

[@BuildaBetterBike]

I did see that video, but can't find a place.to source those in the states. Pretty sure walnut shells are similar though

[@cityproofdad]

Amazing build well done

[@mariotrinidad5548]

awesome!!

[@EvansMTBSaga]

I must've missed it, how come no clear coat? That would've definitely set the paint job off.

[@BuildaBetterBike]

I clear coated it with two layers.

[@axeljaereazon2945]

Its been a while

[@thegrommechanic6265]

Hey man I was just wondering if you could print for me specialized decals. I am not fortunate enough to get access to these kind of machines😄... It is not for now, but I might do a bike build with a custom paintjob. I would be a nice option for me, really!

[@benjaminfitch5695]

This guy does videos professionally, other people print stickers professionally, economy of specialization

[@sommelierofstench]

for free? not sure why this fellow would do that for you. but if you have money try a local place with a vinyl cutter or perhaps check out etsy, ebay, etc.

[@Cookboy3857]

Nice lido

[@imstillhereileft7530]

Noice 👍

[@Eric.Estrada]

as a painter, definitely shouldn't have removed all the paint from the entire frame. All you have to do is wet sand it smooth with some 320 grit. Only needed to worry about removing the paint on the repair area.

[@BuildaBetterBike]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@benjaminfitch5695]

as a weight weenie, I disagree, leave no gram unshaved!

[@AblayeFall-dt2gf]

Ses très bélle 😍

[@anttiharing]

That paintjob looks awful, really impressive filming though!

[@BuildaBetterBike]

No disagreement here.

[@gregoryvinson9299]

Great kid labor bit!