Hi all

Has anybody heard of axle ends (the end bits on hubs that sit in dropouts) causing damage to dropouts due to not being long enough? I may have some damaged dropouts and LBS is saying the axle ends are eating in to carbon dropouts because of this.

FYI - the ends sit just passed the half way mark of the dropout. The ends are the smooth type.

It seems like a rudimentary design flaw of a hub to me and the manufacturer is a small but very reputable and experienced US designer/builder of wheels (prefer not to name names).

So im inclined to disagree with LBS assessment and continue using wheels in other frames.

Any thoughts?