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Old 01-02-14 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve B.
The dropouts are typically not carbon, usually aluminum...
Slightly off topic, I recently learned that a carbon fiber seatpost bolt should be tightened with a special torque wrench to avoid cracking the seat post. Fortunately I never overtightened that bolt. As a my mechanic said, "You won't be riding for quite a while if the seatpost cracks."
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