Had to make a new Zipp 2001 brake cover

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I’ve had my 2001 for almost a decade now, and it never had the front carbon fiber cover. (it did have the rear though) It wasn’t much of a problem because I quickly upgraded to tririgs when they became available, but now that the 2001 is more wall art than something I ride in anger, I figured it was time to start “restoring” it.
First thing, make a new brake cover

Original on the left.

not 100% perfect but came out really nice for some redneck in his garage.

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That’s pretty fantastic!

Can you give some details of the steps you went through? Gotta love some DIY carbon fiber!!

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having the rear one already helped. I used it as a buck (with some foam backing) and my homemade vacuum former to make a mold out of a sheet of polystyrene, then just layed up 3 layers of carbon and put some vacuum to it. After that it was just careful cutting with the dremel and a lot of sanding/finishing.