Carbon fiber has become, in recent years, the material par excellence in the manufacture of bicycles and components; unlike metals like aluminum or steel, carbon fiber requires special care to avoid damage.
TOOLS:
. 1.Pasta carbon mounting Thanks to her we ensure the correct mounting of components; highly recommended for contacts carbon / carbon ( carbon frame and seat post, etc …).
- torque. Key Ideal any situation, but essential to apply the proper torque to tighten carbon fiber components. You can analog or digital dial find them.
FOOTSTEPS:
- Let’s ride a triple carbon in a carbon frame ; all the steps that will follow here also apply to mounting a fork with carbon tube and a power of the same material. The first will clean the inside of the vertical tube of the frame to remove any grease or dirt.
- We clean too, and for the same reason, the tube itself seat post . Any grease or foreign agent can make the seat does not set well.
- Once it is clean apply some specific installation paste carbon components . This paste has components which give an abrasive texture, something like gritty to the touch. Thanks to these fixing agents any carbon component is assured.
- Spread the dough well mount the steering stem ; do it only in the area which will be introduced in the box.
5. The next step is to introduce the post in the box and secure . For tightening clamp the post in the box we strongly recommend using a torque wrench and respect pairs recommended by the manufacturers box and seat post clamp. Should be a quick closing, as the image is prudent tightening; assembly paste pairs allows us to use lower torque, in any case, try not to over tighten and if still the seat dance squeeze it in small increments.
- Another peculiarity of carbon, in this case for the forks steerer with this item: Spiders. In the case of carbon Nan tubes using a specific expander, such as the right of the picture is required.
- insist on the need to respect the torque and tightening the screws evenly, each equally.
- When riding your bike on a roof rack for transport or in a mechanical pony , be careful not to strangle the fibers of the box with clamps.
- In case of saddles with carbon rails pineapple notes that the seat does not have sharp edges at the ends to avoid damaging the rails; again beware torque.
10. Parece silly, but a cable box continuously bounds near our brands and even can cause breakage; Protect your box with silicone adhesives as the image.
- Use adhesive pads on frame parts in contact with wires . These protectors avoid friction in the box, watching your table functional and aesthetic level
- Finally remember that cleaning the carbon requires specific products because the chemical composition of certain formulas can damage the lacquers and resins.