is a 1990ish Kestrel 200 considered retro enough here ?

[latman]

My old frame has returned to me with some damage and I have to repair the BB shell , is this Ok to be uploaded here ?

 

[Jonny69]

Re: is a late 80s Kestrel 200 considered retro here ?

I hope you're not doing triathlon on an older bike than I am...

 

[MrW]

Re: is a late 80s Kestrel 200 considered retro here ?

Nothing is too retro in here!

 

[latman]

Re: is a late 80s Kestrel 200 considered retro here ?

that was Kona IM 2005 , last time I raced the old beast . Its new owner loaned it out and it returned with a de-bonded BB shell , the carbon was all intact but the alloy threads were no longer glued to the carbon , he then gave it back to me and I have decided to repair it as a pure triathlon bike(I use carbon/epoxy every day in my business )

 

[latman]

Re: is a late 80s Kestrel 200 considered retro here ?

I have cut the frames BB and removed/cleaned the alloy insert , re-glue and re-laminate comes next

 

[Stewart H]

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Is that PU foam I see there ?
Are these frames laminated on a PU former ? or is it in there for buoyancy during triathlons :?

 

[NeilM]

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Nice work on the repair.

Out of interest, how are you going to make sure the threaded insert is square to the frame?

 

[Jonny69]

Re: is a late 80s Kestrel 200 considered retro here ?

(I use carbon/epoxy every day in my business )

Ok, now my ears have pricked up, because so do I

As per the earlier question - is that whole frame foam-filled then?

We've been waiting for a colleague to upgrade his Planet X because he's promised us the old frame so that we can slice it down the middle.

 

[latman]

i think the expanding foam must have been blown in place later for its damping ? I saved this pic from the web years ago

 

[latman]

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Out of interest, how are you going to make sure the threaded insert is square to the frame?

I fitted a carbon tube into the bb (it already had a glass wrap to keep it away from the carbon) it needed a few wraps of masking tape to be snug then i measured 40cm either side of the shell and used those points for "squareness" whilst the epoxy glue set