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Bicycle Frame and Component Testing

Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is an independent, third-party testing laboratory that has been analyzing products for over 40 years. We offer a comprehensive assortment of testing services for the consumer product/sporting goods industries. Our extensive knowledge can help you navigate the new ASTM, CEN, CPSIA and CPSC regulations. Microbac has also expanded its technical instrumentation to include a servo-hydraulic Universal Testing Machine capable of performing most cyclic fatigue test protocols.

Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is CPSC registered for lead and phthalate testing and A2LA accredited to the requirements of ISO 17025. We have earned a reputation for providing customized, high-quality testing programs at competitive prices.

Testing Expertise
• EN-14764 City and Trekking Bikes
• EN-14766 Mountain Bikes
• EN-14781 Racing Bikes
• ASTM F2273 Standard Test Methods for Bicycle Forks
• ASTM F2274 Standard Specifications for Condition 3 Bicycle Forks
• ASTM F2711 Standard Test Methods for Bicycle Frames
• 16 CFR 1512 Requirements for Bicycles
• CPSIA § 101 Lead in Substrates of Children’s Products
• CPSIA § 101 Lead in Paint and Surface Coating
• CPSIA § 106 ASTM F963-07 Toy Safety Specification
• CPSIA § 108 Phthalates in Children’s Products
• Load Testing of Components
• Life and Durability Studies
• Material Properties Analysis
• Failure Analysis
• Comparative Testing
• Performance/ Functionality Evaluation

Microbac Laboratories can perform product safety testing to ASTM, CEN, CPSIA and CPSC standards. Microbac’s Boulder, Colorado-based laboratory is a full-service chemical, mechanical, physical, and microbiological testing laboratory.