The clear coat is typically thick enough that chips aren't going to cause any problems. Damage would be any scratches or chips where you can actually see fibers sticking out.Hookyrider said:
I guess I'm good to go then, I was just thinking that the bike has basically been 100% replaced since I bought it in 2000. Wore a hole in the saddle, I mean other the the crankset, frame, stem, and fork, everthing has been replaced at leat once due to wear (I'm on my second set of DA shifters, frankly my wifes 105s are shifting better now). Thinking of this has had me wondering about the fork, it's soaked up a lot of road vibrations... I do have a hrd time thinking that carbon fiber is going to have the same serivce life as my Ti frame, that's allartmichalek said:
I'm certainly no expert, but everything I've read indicates that carbon doesn't fatigue like metals. . .that's to say that it doesn't "wear". It fails catastrophically, usually due to a defect or damage. Again, according to what I've read, carbon will outlive Ti.Hookyrider said:
