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Old 02-06-18 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Vintage_Cyclist
Just a thought, what if the ends of the two posts doubled as 5mm and 6mm allen keys?
There's no reason that wouldn't work, but it would jack the cost way up, since it would involve machining a couple of custom allen wrenches when actual allen wrenches are so cheap. True, that would save a little weight, but what's the combined weight of a 5 and 6mm allen wrench? I think the trade off in cost to weight savings would be out of whack.
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