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Old 07-01-21, 11:40 AM
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I have 3 CF bikes. All of them have deeper dings than that, and I have 100% confidence in their structural integrity. My 20+ year old MTB is pretty beat up, with multiple dings that expose the raw CF material under the paint. It rides just as solid as it did when it was new.

CF composite material is carbon fibers buried in epoxy resin. For the material to break, you would need to crack the resin and snap the fibers. You can beat the hell out of the paint and still have complete structural integrity of the composite material. The tiny ding in the pics is a bummer because it's a blemish on a new frame, but it's a LONG way from being structural damage. Go ride your bike.
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