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02-06-2023, 08:29 PM
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#51
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RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Translink
Posts: 34,198
Thanked 15,741 Times in 6,662 Posts
Failed 563 Times in 378 Posts
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That fork is gonna crack 
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02-07-2023, 07:50 AM
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#52
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SFICC-03*
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: richmond
Posts: 9,494
Thanked 4,311 Times in 1,692 Posts
Failed 167 Times in 88 Posts
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mr00jimbo
Oh I wholeheartedly agree. My bigger concern is the freak carbon break accidents - over tightening by mistake, falling at the wrong angle, or being mounted slightly wrong on a bike stand or a bike rack or something. There are many, many people who have zero issues with carbon, and it rides beautifully.
And there are others who have catastrophic or sudden breaks and are adamant nothing out of the ordinary happened. I think freak accidents happen.
I may get a new carbon frame in the future. For now, I picked up this beauty in alloy, full Shimano 105.
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non drive side, cranks not at 3 and 9, no biggie smalls, reflectors, dork disc
i'll give it a 'nice'.
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02-07-2023, 09:15 AM
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#53
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:inoutugh:
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: YQB
Posts: 10,037
Thanked 5,891 Times in 1,860 Posts
Failed 970 Times in 279 Posts
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^ stem not slammed, valve stems not lined up
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02-07-2023, 10:33 AM
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#54
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Performance Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Richmond
Posts: 19,459
Thanked 21,477 Times in 7,321 Posts
Failed 333 Times in 222 Posts
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I'll bite... what's a dork disc
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02-07-2023, 12:23 PM
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#55
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 803
Thanked 481 Times in 133 Posts
Failed 14 Times in 3 Posts
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Little plastic thing behind the cassette. It never hurt anything on my bike so I leave them on lol. The reflectors are hideous though, I'm gonna probably take them out
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