Originally Posted by bigfred

I'm reasonably sure that your point holds true. There probably aren't any/many hidden damage claims that would have been as a consequence of manufacturing defect. However, we ride bikes that have all suffered some real world wear and tear and we all make judgement calls about those bikes. Just this morning, Mrs. Fred had her bike support by a pedal on the curb when a gust caught it and caused it to fall over. It landed in the grass, no noticable damage. Had it falled over and impacted on its carbon tubes in the middle on said curb, it could very easily be subject to the sort of hidden damage that we're talking about. Or, 70mph stone chips to the down tube of an extremely light racing frame mounted on the roof rack of a car.