Originally Posted by colleran

Some of the carbon is peeling on my carbon wrapped stem. To me it looks like an aesthetic issue only and not a structural/safety issue.

Looking closely at the aluminum I can't see anything more than some chipped paint, it appears to be structurally sound. Additionally, the carbon that's peeling is very very thin its peeling straight back on a horizontal line making me think it was just a single piece of carbon laid on a normally spec'd aluminum stem.

Anyone familiar with carbon-wrapped stems able to weigh-in? aesthetic or structural?