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Corrosive environment (wet, salt air, winter road
salt, accumulated sweat)
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Presence of abrasive mud, dirt, sand, soil in riding
environment
Factors that lengthen product life:
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Smooth, fluid riding style
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No “hits,” crashes, jumps to bike
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Low mileage
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Lower body weight
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Less aggressive rider
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Non-corrosive environment (dry, salt-free air)
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Clean riding environment
Do not ride a bicycle or component with any crack,
bulge or dent, even a small one. Riding a cracked
frame, fork or component could lead to complete
failure, with risk of serious injury.
A lot of frames, forks, handlebars, stems, seat posts,
bar ends, etc nowadays are made of
carbon
. Carbon
fibers allow the engineers to strengthen structures
in pre-determined directions, thus keeping the
overall weight very low. Metal structures on
the contrary present the same properties in all
directions and require bigger dimensions to exhibit
the same strength. Carbon fiber components are
also much more resistant to corrosion than metals.
So carbon parts usually have a better, longer
fatigue life than metal ones, provided they are well
designed and made of course. But there a couple of
big disadvantages. Carbon will not bend, crack or
buckle when overloaded. It will simply snap and fail.
Carbon is much easier to start a crack from simple
contacts and scratches. Delamination is the first
indication, i.e. when carbon layers start to ‘unfold’
and the bonds between successive carbon layers
start to break.
The components of IDEAL bicycles fulfill the European standards (safety requirements and bicycle test
methods) as follows:
EUrOpEaN sTaNdards
idEal biCyClEs
Standard by category
Total rider and bicycle
weight (maximum)
Rider and Load weight
(maximum)
Total weight
(maximum)
ΕΝ14765
children bicycles
30 kg
30 kg
40 kg
ΕΝ14764
city and trekking bicycles
100 kg
100 kg
120 kg
EN14766
mountain bicycles (ΜΤΒ, ΑΤΒ)
100 kg
100 kg
120 kg
ΕΝ14781
road racing bicycles
100 kg
100 kg
110 kg
ridEr WEighT aCCOrdiNg TO EN sTaNdards
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