Should I Replace My Carbon Frame? | Ask GCN Anything Cycling

This week Simon answers your cycling questions including "When Should I Replace My Carbon Frame?"
Leave your questions for us using the hashtag #TorqueBack on social media.

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This week Ex-Professional Cyclist Simon Richardson answers your questions that have been submitted on social media using the hashtag #TorqueBack
This week's questions that Simon tackles include

- How do I know when my carbon frame needs to be replaced?
- Is water trapped inside a carbon frame dangerous?
- What is fasted training?
- My penis goes numb when I cycle, what is the problem?
- I can't keep muscle mass despite riding three times a week, any advice?
- I ride alone and love to stop for coffee, should I take a bike lock with me?
- I am going to try "everesting" this year, any tips for pacing myself?
- How do I stop bouncing on the rollers when I ride flat out?
- What are the benefits of motor-pacing?
- What makes the best body composition for a cyclist?
- Do teams carry race leaders jerseys with them?
- Do track sprinters change bikes between rounds depending on tactics?
- Should I leave my bike in a certain gear when not using in?
- Do professional cyclists take their mobile phones with them in races for Strava etc?
- Should sprint stages be shorter to make it more exciting for a breakaway to survive?
- What do I eat during long rides as I'm avoiding refined sugar?
- How do I prevent punctures when riding mixed trails on my cyclocross bike?
- If you have two bikes that you love both the same but have to sell one, which should you keep and which should you sell?!

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