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Take these choices seriously and understand that you are responsible for
the changes.
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Original Equipment components
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may change. The surface may have a bump, a bulge, soft spot, or not be
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hear a different sound, usually duller, less sharp.
Unusual Noises:
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WARNING: Do not ride a bicycle or component with any
delamination or crack. Riding a delaminated or cracked frame,
fork or other component could lead to complete
failure, with risk of serious injury or death.
C. Understanding components
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properly and carefully inspect them. This is a job for a professional bicycle
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service today’s high-tech high-performance bicycles and their components.
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From Your Carbon Fiber Bike?
Let’s say you hit a curb, ditch, rock, car, other cyclist or other object. At
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the momentum carrying you over the front of the bike. You cannot and
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Inspection of Composite Frame, Fork, and Components
Cracks:
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ride any bicycle or component that has a crack of any size.
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Why Are Composites Used?
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What Are The Limits Of Composites?
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