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Old 12-14-22, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
I might think that from a product liability standpoint, most carbon bike manufacturers would over build their bikes rather than vice versa. It would only take a fatality or serious injuries from a failure (no matter the age of the frame) to put them under an undesirable spot light.
Are you under the impression that they don't over-build them? Cycling has been around long enough that the stresses on a bicycle frame are pretty well known.
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