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Is my old bike safe?
The old bike is a Cannondale R-600 purchased in 1999.
Original key components. Frame, fork. (Aluminum frame, carbon fork)
Ridden for several thousand miles.
Well maintained. (Various parts have ...
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Does “Carbon & Aluminium” really mean cheap plastic coated aluminium?
I'm looking to replace the suspension fork on my MTB (which has blown a seal) with a rigid fork now that I'm exclusively commuting in the city. During my research I came across the
MOSSO 26" MTB ...
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Tight Seatpost Installation
I'm having a bit of a problem installing my seatpost.
I have a 31.6mm carbon-wrapped aluminum seatpost which fit perfectly fine in my previous aluminum frame. Unfortunately, that frame cracked, ...
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Why would a bike feature a “carbon wrapped aluminum frame”?
I saw a link to what appeared to be a Carbon bike on amazon. The price was extremely lower than any carbon bike I had ever seen. After reading a bit, it seems that the bike frame is really made of ...
