---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1512.13"
title: "16"
number: "1512.13"
heading: "Requirements for front fork."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1512.13"
---

# §1512.13. Requirements for front fork.


The front fork shall be tested for strength by application of at least 39.5 J (350 in-lb) of energy in accordance with the fork test, [§ 1512.18(k)(1)](/cfr/16/1512.18.md?p=k-1), without visible evidence of fracture. Sidewalk bicycles need not meet this requirement.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375, as amended, 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89 (15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262); Pub. L. 107-319, 116 Stat. 2776.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 60034, Dec. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted.