[nebbercracker]

so after turning my new bike upside down to retrieve part of the seatpost clamp that fell into the frame this fell out (see link below) it appears to be some sort of resin. My question is should I be worried about the integrity of the frame.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/157279244@N02/?

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[StraelGuy]

Looks like your bike was

Looks like your bike was assembled by a crusty old gentlemen and a hunk of his finger nail snapped right off mid-job …

[nebbercracker]

Thanks for all the helpful

Thanks for all the helpful responses and non helpful ones 

[Canyon48]

Looks like resin to me.

Looks like resin to me.

I dropped a very small circlip down the carbon steerer/forks of my Canyon, I’m sure that’s still in there somewhere!

 

[Welsh boy]

That, if I have ever seen one

That, if I have ever seen one, is justification for a new frame (or even bike).  Tell your other half that it is potentially lethal to keep riding the bike and get yourself a new one quickly.

[Beatnik69]

You’ve taken it out in the

You’ve taken it out in the rain haven’t you? It’s starting to melt.

[rtw]

Toffee?

Toffee?

[CXR94Di2]

Excess resin, don’t be
Excess resin, don’t be worried

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