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What is a UCI approved frameset, are they safer, and who even tests them anyway?

UCI time line graph of frameset approval

Yesterday, it was revealed that UCI Continental team Saint Piran broke UCI rules by applying frameset approval stickers to bikes that had not been formally approved.

The stickers, which are commonly found on the seat tube just underneath the top tube, signify that the frameset in question meets certain technical criteria necessary for it to be permitted for UCI-sanctioned competitions.

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