---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1512.14"
title: "16"
number: "1512.14"
heading: "Requirements for fork and frame assembly."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1512.14"
---

# §1512.14. Requirements for fork and frame assembly.


The fork and frame assembly shall be tested for strength by application of a load of 890 N (200 lbf) or at least 39.5 J (350 in-lb) of energy, whichever results in the greater force, in accordance with the frame test, [§ 1512.18(k)(2)](/cfr/16/1512.18.md?p=k-2), without visible evidence of fracture or frame deformation that significantly limits the steering angle over which the wheel can be turned. Sidewalk bicycles are exempt from this section.


## 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.