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@Wayne Taylor might have some ideas.

Have pictures?

Ah, I see the chain now. Thanks! Still wouldn't do this personally. I'm just not sure they're going to be able to prevent it from breaking all of the way through. It already looks to be cracked through and through, and it's just not something I'd personally want to be flying down the trail on and have fail. That said, there are people who specialize in this stuff like Appleman Bicycles. You could try getting in touch with them @Colin 👍

@Jeremy Senne might have some more input!

So, this picture was taken prior to it fully wetting? Are you continuing to pull vacuum in the oven?

Someone like @Jeremy Senne might have some great input on this.

The pictures you shared appear to be a fork. Perhaps you shared the wrong pictures?

How big is the part and how fast are you infusing it? Looks like it might be a hood? Do you have pictures more pictures? Pictures of infusion?

I would buy a new fork. I don't think you're going to repair this at home in a manner that would be safe. It might be worth contacting Specialized to see if it's covered under warranty. They might at least sell you a fork at a cost. Worth asking for sure.

Do you have a picture of the damage?

Apologies @lookforjack, my previous reply didn't make it over for some reason. I think you'd have down time anyways. My concern would be doing this in situ might be quite difficult. If it were me, I'd probably disassemble the old one and make a new one with better tubes. Is this something you're going to do yourself?

@Emily Lewis might have a good suggestion 🙂

Adding another tube inside sounds like a good option in theory. Offhand, pouring in epoxy doesn't sound like a good way to go. Epoxy itself doesn't provide much stiffness. Think of a plastic rod, it'd bend a lot over 10' from its weight alone. Adding more weight without more stiffness would make the problem you're having worse. Is there a weight limit that you need to adhere to? Are you trying to minimize down time or cost? What about salvaging the old aluminum pieces pictured and bonding in new tubes?

Hi Jack, Welcome to Composites Community! That sounds doable. But it depends. What's happening with the existing tubes? Do you have any pictures?

Strange, it works for me: