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Old 03-12-15 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mrblue
Thanks for your input, everyone.

I reread my original post and it doesn't seem all together very clear. What I meant to ask was, how much torque do you think is required, for the axle nuts, on the carbon fork?

The rear dropouts don't concern me much as they are aluminum with steel plates. My main concern is, how much torque is enough, on the front carbon dropouts, to hold the wheel in place while not harming the carbon?
What does the manufacturer have to say about this? They (presumably) designed it, and should be aware of its limitations, so should be the best source of this kind of information.
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