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I'm also a proponent for carbon at almost any weight. I've got a friend who hammers the snot out of a full carbon rig, and he's 230.

The only suggestions I have:

- Buy a good torque wrench. I see a lot of carbon accessories on there, and all that stuff is tempermental to proper torque. If you're making adjustments on a carbon rig, a torque wrench is an essential tool to own.

- Keep a close eye on the fork for any minor external damage. While I trust the strength of CF, there is the matter of integrity loss with scratch/nick damage (which itself is unlikely to happen unless the bike topples over or something of the sort.)

Other than that, man that's a beauty. Lugged CF? It's like a handbuilt steel frame went through a time warp and got transformed into CF. Very awesome looking.

BTW, my friend rides the Ksyrium SL wheels and hasn't had any problem with them.
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