could you please take a look at the pictures I took of my carbon fork (I have a Specilized Allez Comp). I just have it for 2 months and I noticed an irregularity in the carbon structure. Just went to my bikeshop. They said it must have been there from the start but it is no problem. No replacement necessary. I am just worried that it will "break" one of these days.
send it back if you want it to look more beautiful, but it'll make no difference to the structural integrity. almost all carbon components like forks, handlebars, seat posts, etc. have a woven layer and clearcoat finish because it looks good and it's what customers expect/want.
the /real/ strength of the composite comes from the dull boring unwoven layers underneath. trek for example have thankfully dispensed with the cosmetic charade and have dropped the woven stuff on their frames. no point carrying around a bunch of surplus low density fiber and resin you don't need!
jb.
Toon said:
Hi,
could you please take a look at the pictures I took of my carbon fork (I have a Specilized Allez Comp). I just have it for 2 months and I noticed an irregularity in the carbon structure. Just went to my bikeshop. They said it must have been there from the start but it is no problem. No replacement necessary. I am just worried that it will "break" one of these days.
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Hi,
could you please take a look at the pictures I took of my carbon fork (I have a Specilized Allez Comp). I just have it for 2 months and I noticed an irregularity in the carbon structure. Just went to my bikeshop. They said it must have been there from the start but it is no problem. No replacement necessary. I am just worried that it will "break" one of these days.
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Hi,
could you please take a look at the pictures I took of my carbon fork (I have a Specilized Allez Comp). I just have it for 2 months and I noticed an irregularity in the carbon structure. Just went to my bikeshop. They said it must have been there from the start but it is no problem. No replacement necessary. I am just worried that it will "break" one of these days.
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Hi,
could you please take a look at the pictures I took of my carbon fork (I have a Specilized Allez Comp). I just have it for 2 months and I noticed an irregularity in the carbon structure. Just went to my bikeshop. They said it must have been there from the start but it is no problem. No replacement necessary. I am just worried that it will "break" one of these days.
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I've caught fish before just because a treble hook grazed their side. Poor fish. Made me feel better, though, to have caught a fish that I otherwise might not have.
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Hi,
could you please take a look at the pictures I took of my carbon fork (I have a Specilized Allez Comp). I just have it for 2 months and I noticed an irregularity in the carbon structure. Just went to my bikeshop. They said it must have been there from the start but it is no problem. No replacement necessary. I am just worried that it will "break" one of these days.
