Cadex CFR-2 23 years old. Dangerous?

IfeelSick
IfeelSick Posts: 11
edited July 2016 in Road buying advice
Hi, I was looking at buying a Cadex CFR-2 which is 23 year old carbon fibre with aluminium lugs. It has carbon fibre forks and carbon fibre handlebars. Would it be dangerous to ride this bike? I am 100kg in weight if that matters.

Thankyou

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  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    I have heard of people having to have frames sent back to reglue the lugs - but that was a different make.

    Have you been able to check the bike ?
  • IfeelSick
    IfeelSick Posts: 11
    Fenix wrote:
    I have heard of people having to have frames sent back to reglue the lugs - but that was a different make.

    Have you been able to check the bike ?

    Hi, thanks for the reply. Here is the advert.

    https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/gian ... 1176817224

    Looks in good shape i guess considering all i know is that a bike should have two wheels.

    Thanks
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    No reason why there should be any issues with it.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    He's not shown the chainset side though - maybe the chainrings are worn ?
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    The problem with glued and alloy lugged carbon frames is galvanic corrosion which would be evidence with bubbling, cracked paints around the lugs and sometimes a white, powdery residue. Hard to tell from the photos and best to take a close-up examination of the frame - any evidence of corrosion like this, then walk-away.

    https://farm1.staticflickr.com/412/20152513190_ca9db8e985_z.jpg
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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