Rock Shox Reba, Help!

[roboito]

Hey guys, when I was building up my new frame with my old parts I noticed the top of the steerer tube on my Reba World Cup forks was all busted up (carbon).
My question is can it be replaced? I'm guessing I'll need the whole crown/steerer/top of forks?
Any help would be much appreciated.
cheers
Rob

 

[waldog]

Ouch.

My money would be on a new CSU. Your best bet would be to look for an alloy/steel one to save cash.

Or find a used 32mm RockShox fork and gut it for the CSU.

Good luck.

 

[teK--]

Do you have enough to cut it shorter?

 

[roboito]

Thanks guys, nah not enough to cut it shorter, best I could cut it down would be a about 8 mm and thats not going to cut it.
What are my chances on finding a replacement CSU for 8 year old forks?.... I would be happy to go alloy, after seeing the carbon like that, it wouldn't hurt.

 

[cobba]

What are my chances on finding a replacement CSU for 8 year old forks?.... I would be happy to go alloy, after seeing the carbon like that, it wouldn't hurt.

http://www.petracycles.co.uk/csu-reba-team-05-08-dualair-black-crown-external-cable-stop-clamp/

 

[roboito]

Cheers! That may be go.

 

[hifiandmtb]

Pics of the damage?

All carbon can be repaired, safely. Would likely be cheaper than buying those uppers.

 

[roboito]

Best I've got at the moment. That would be awesome if it can be repaired. It's cracked down close to the entire length of the stem.

 

[JTmofo]

Buy new forks..... If you've had 8 years out of a set of forks then they owe you nothing.

 

[John U]

Not sure exactly what you need but there are shit loads of every variation of Rock Shox uppers available on ebay.

Here's an example. I'm reckon you'll find exactly what you need without too much hassle.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FULL-WARRAN...898?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27dfdccc2a

Good luck.

 

[hifiandmtb]

http://carbonbikerepair.com.au/

http://carbonbikedoctor.com/carbon-frame-repairs

www.paintmybike.com.au

 

[roboito]

Thanks guys. Yep, I've contacted carbon bike repairs here in melbourne., hopefully they can help. In the mean time I found myself some secondhand forks to get me moving.
Cheers
Rob