Ah Hidden data, finally Outed.. Its a Carbon Frame , not one made of standard sized tubes at all ..
They removed Metal for those slots to make it as light as possible because they Knew their customers weigh every Part ..
have Specializes send a bag of a dozen since the replacements will look the same . put a new one on every couple weeks.
Last edited by fietsbob; 01-18-15 at 10:46 AM.