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Mar 25, 2019 at 16:54 vote accept EarlGrey
Mar 1, 2019 at 23:34 comment added Criggie People - remember to focus on the question and the answer. This one is about what standards exist where compliance is mandatory, which is subtly different from "can my bike maker opt-out of liability if the part is used wrong" which is a legal question and belongs over on law.SE
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Mar 1, 2019 at 12:35 comment added EarlGrey @ArgentiApparatus good question. Mainly anedoctical evidences of forks failing. But hey, also airplane accident are anedoctical evidences! More in detail, my doubts are about carbon fork and carbon fork with aluminium steerer tube built. Are they build with the same standards as fully carbon forks? can the bonding of the two materials more prone to failure, fatigue failure, hidden damages?
Mar 1, 2019 at 6:00 history tweeted twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1101361572260339719
Mar 1, 2019 at 4:55 answer added Jeff timeline score: 3
Mar 1, 2019 at 2:04 comment added Criggie Yep - the minimum requirement for legality of a bike is fairly low in the US.
Feb 28, 2019 at 22:27 comment added Daniel R Hicks There are minimal regulations as to what can be sold as a bicycle in the US. Mainly, if intended for street riding, it must have brakes, and, in some cases "redundant" (ie, front and rear) brakes. (As I understand it these are state laws and so may vary from state to state.) Of course, you may be subject to legal liability if someone is injured by a defective bike, but that's between you and your insurance company (which you'd better have).
Feb 28, 2019 at 18:37 comment added Argenti Apparatus I'm curious, what do you think is bad about carbon fibre composite forks?
Feb 28, 2019 at 16:26 comment added Andrew Henle pardon me, but we are not discussing or questioning common sense here: Walmart sells bike that looks like MTB, with a label saying "not for off-road use". Well then hire a law firm and get an actual legal opinion that's worth something instead of fabricating examples that violate common sense. You know, like WalMart did.
Feb 28, 2019 at 16:20 answer added Andy P timeline score: 6
Feb 28, 2019 at 16:11 comment added EarlGrey @AndrewHenle pardon me, but we are not discussing or questioning common sense here: Walmart sells bike that looks like MTB, with a label saying "not for off-road use".
Feb 28, 2019 at 16:04 comment added Andrew Henle What is preventing from setting up a carbon fiber press in my basement and starting selling ultralight carbon forks with a little fine print "not liable if ridden for more than 100 miles"? Likely the same things that prevent me from getting away with "Not liable if you don't get out of my way and I squash you" on a bumper sticker on the front bumper of my car. You can't just claim you're not liable and then do something you're liable for.
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Feb 28, 2019 at 15:38 history asked EarlGrey CC BY-SA 4.0