Quote Originally Posted by Tokie View Post
PS Oakleaf, thanks to you too! And cost -wise, so far Calfee is talking about $300 - could be more , and that's without paint or shipping. At least I live in California, so the shipping should be less. Tokie
For a bad (level 3?) fracture to my downtube plus painting (including re-stenciling factory decals) and shipping from the east coast, Calfee said I'd be looking at about $500 total. The bulk of the cost comes from the degree of damage to the tube, and not really the size of tube. It's slight cracks versus complete cracks versus a severed tube that makes the difference in the type of patching they have to do.

I really wouldn't skimp on the repairs, because bad carbon repair can be catastrophic.

I would look into Specialized's crash replacement, though, because this could be a good time to get a nice upgrade for cheap, especially if all your components are still good.