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Old 05-30-17 | 06:58 AM
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jamesdak
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Originally Posted by _ForceD_
I am a bit concerned. I have one CF bike but it doesn't get ridden much as it's set up for triathlon (and I'm out this season). But after watching the video of that guy who slices CF frames apart to show the internal flaws (someone had posted links to him in these forums)...it's scary. Even on some of the best names in CF frames he found flaws that are extremely dangerous.

Dan
I've seen those too and who says they are dangerous other than the one filming?? It's a manufactured product and I guess it's a fairly complex process and stuff probably happens all the time.

This old 1985 steel frame has all sorts of manufacturing flaws too. Yet here it is 32 years later and still going strong. I suspect that less than perfect C.F. frames can last like that too for the most part.



Dont worry.
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