Framebuilders - What should I look for when considering the purchase of a used carbon frame?

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hrt4me
06-19-08, 05:17 PM
How should I objectively inspect a used carbon frame to ensure the frame has not been structurally damaged? Are there obvious places I should examine? If so, then where and how should I best evaluate the frame?


NoReg
06-19-08, 11:30 PM
This isn't really a framebuilding question, seems like there are a lot of questions recently that come under the "what I would ask a framebuilder if I could" catagory. Also as a guy who pumps out lots of frames for his own use, etc... I'm really no expert on what old frames are like. I have a few but I care for them so they look like new.