Don't despair if you crack your carbon bicycle. Fix it yourself! All you need is a carbon repair kit, hair dryer and some electrical tape and plastic wrap. Here's how to do it. #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado #BikeRepair

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Timecodes:
0:00 - How I broke my carbon bicycle
0:41 - Calfee Designs carbon bike repair service
0:47 - Predatory Cycling's DIY carbon bike repair kit
1:09 - The crack/break in my Cervelo carbon bike top tube
1:34 - How to tell if carbon is cracked, broken with the coin test
2:15 - What you get in Predatory Cycling's carbon repair kit
3:14 - Masking the area of the repair to protect the frame
3:37 - Plastic wrapping the bike to protect it
4:15 - Sanding the crack and area around it
5:00 - How the carbon crack looks all sanded
5:24 - Masking frame for applying epoxy and the patches
5:35 - Cutting patches from the carbon patch cloth
7:00 - Applying epoxy to the carbon frame
7:38 - Applying epoxy to the patches
8:02 - Applying the carbon patches to the carbon frame
9:41 - Wrapping the heat shrink tape around the repair
10:15 - Heating the heat shrink tape to compress the patches
10:43 - Letting the patched carbon frame dry, cure
11:08 - How the carbon repair came out
14:17 - Testing the carbon repair with the coin test
14:44 - Options for finishing, covering the carbon patch
15:30 - Hiding the carbon patch with electrical tape
15:48 - Verdict on how well the repair kit works
16:26 - You can do this repair, too
16:46 - Predator Cycling's excellent support
17:08 - Closing comments
17:14 - The next video you should watch

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