I recently developed several cracks in what I assume is the finish on my beloved 2006 Guru Crono. It all started at Eagleman this year when it sat out in the heat all day. When I got home while I was cleaning the bike I saw straight, linear cracks on the downtube (right across the G in Guru) and also on the seat tube just above the front der. I recently completed IMLP on the bike and had no issues.
Now my question: how can I be sure the cracks in the finish aren't actually cracks in the fiber frame beneath the finish? I don't really want to chip paint off to see, so I'd like to avoid that as much as possible. I also have a few more races this year so I can't really part with the bike right now while I send it back to Guru. Any insights into this matter would be geatly appreciated.
Now my question: how can I be sure the cracks in the finish aren't actually cracks in the fiber frame beneath the finish? I don't really want to chip paint off to see, so I'd like to avoid that as much as possible. I also have a few more races this year so I can't really part with the bike right now while I send it back to Guru. Any insights into this matter would be geatly appreciated.