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To: wastedyears
Why not just dismantle it and put it back together?

The welded frame on a bike makes that impossible. You could torch it apart, but then you'd have scrap.

10 posted on 05/04/2016 3:43:14 AM PDT by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: Flick Lives

“The welded frame...”

A lot of modern frames consist of carbon fiber tubing glued (and sometimes screwed) into metal lugs including the bottom bracket.


13 posted on 05/04/2016 4:07:52 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: Flick Lives; wastedyears

As I understand it, the motors have a vertical shaft with a helical gear that meshes with another gear around the pedal shaft.

Seems it would be relatively easy to insist on pedal assembly removal and inspection, along with inspection of the bore where the pedal shaft runs.

Unless those parts aren’t removable on professional bicycles...


16 posted on 05/04/2016 4:28:07 AM PDT by chrisser
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To: Flick Lives

Most of these bikes have carbon fiber frames.


20 posted on 05/04/2016 4:47:51 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Flick Lives

Few of those racing frames are steel. These days they’re composites.


22 posted on 05/04/2016 4:53:01 AM PDT by IronJack
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