though saying that, he’s a classic example of survivor/selection bias with QC in the bike industry.
There is a bit to this, but it ultimately it shouldn’t leave the factory, or should be rectified by the manufacturer (albeit I’m not sure they were given the chance in Kingdoms case)
The OPEN frame was an interesting example. Assuming that there isn’t some lying going on with OPENS response, and regardless of how Hambini approached it, OPEN look foolish by saying ‘we don’t build to a standard for the BB’ – i.e. we don’t really care if your BB will perform correctly.
Having spoken to composites NDT specialists about assessing carbon frames in the past, I do query his NDT analysis – you need a benchmark to assess against.