[dir-t]

"New" as in brand new from a bike store? If so, no, that's wrong. Bikes shouldn't get all scuffed up during delivery from the factory.

If "new" means "new-to-you" from some other person then I would ignore it.

 

[dir-t]

Hey, thanks for the comments. The guy at the bike shop says it’s supposed to be like that as that section of the frame is exposed ‘naked’ carbon.

I Googled this and yeah this so called naked carbon does look pretty ugly. I’ve never had a carbon bike before so I wasn’t aware that it looks like this. Im just glad it’s only a small part of the frame.

I find that hard to believe. The three parallel lines around "Emonda" sure like like scratches. The naked carbon things that I've seen have more of a uniform "flaky" appearance to them. Either way, it's not structural so I wouldn't be worried about riding it.