TW Carbon Featured in Forbes: Discover the Dream Bike, a Carbon Fiber Homage to Albert Hofmann
Learn the signs of carbon frame bond failure at dropouts or bottom brackets, why it matters for alignment, and when verification is recommended.
Learn the 6 main carbon fiber bike damage types, including paint cracks, structural cracks, impact bruises, crushing, delamination, and bond failures, plus when to repair vs replace.
Learn what carbon frame delamination is, what causes internal layer separation, and when to verify the extent before deciding on repair or replacement.
Learn how crushed laminate happens on carbon frames, why tube geometry matters, and when to inspect, verify, repair, or replace after a dent or flattening.
Is it a paint chip or an impact bruise? Learn how rock strikes can cause hidden carbon damage, what it may mean underneath, and when to verify.
Learn what a structural crack in a carbon frame means, why location matters, and the safest next steps for inspection, repair, or replacement.
Is that crack structural or just paint? Learn what surface cracks on carbon bikes look like, what causes them, and when verification is recommended.
A custom Specialized SL8 paint job for Lucas Bourgoyne, inspired by the Joker.
Repairing a Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 with a damaged down tube from the Tour of The Gila.
How we assess carbon fiber damage, the repair techniques we use, and how to tell whether a frame is worth repairing or replacing.
A custom BH G7 paint job inspired by Piet Mondrian's De Stijl movement, featuring a complex masking process to recreate the iconic color blocks.
A guide to painting carbon fiber bicycles, including preparation, priming, painting, and clearing.
Whether a broken carbon fiber frame can be fixed, and how we assess the damage and restore both strength and finish.
Carbon fiber bicycles are not as fragile as you might think, and when they do break, they are highly repairable.
A customer's Canyon Aero Road gets a second life with a stunning Alfa Romeo Verde Montreal candy paint job custom restoration.
Creating a unique 'forged carbon' look for Stein and Fenton's custom bicycles, applied to Enve handlebars and forks to match their 3D printed titanium lugs.
A complex repair involving the removal of a corroded aluminum bottom bracket shell from a carbon frame and replacing it with a new carbon fiber shell.
