Originally Posted by
carlos danger
Now when thinking about it TiHabanero I think you should simply destroy all the frames/bikes on the spot that the owner wants tested. better safe than sorry right.
Let’s think about that a bit.
How exactly does the LBS inspect a carbon frame ?.
Customer A comes in and says “I had a small accident and want to know if the frame is OK to ride ?”. I assume the shop might completely clean the frame so as to better be able to look at the frame in detail. They spot no obvious cracks or deformities, do the nickel tap, still looks OK, so they tell the customer the frame seems to be OK, but to CYA state “to the best of our ability”, with, and as Oldnsw stated with nothing in writing. Maybe the shop calls manufacturer Z who trusts the shop based on prior experience. Don’t know if that happens, Tihabanaro could chime in on that.
200 miles later the fork fails and the customer correctly or not, blames the shop.
I think in in this scenario and if I owned an LBS I’d tell the customer that only the manufacturer can accurately determine if the frame is OK.
Makes sense ?. Blame our litigious society, not the shop who cannot afford a lawsuit.