Originally Posted by
jemoryl
A question for those (e.g. the guy with the Easton EC90SLX) who have CF dropouts: how do the dropout surfaces look after a large number of wheel on/wheel off cycles? I'm constantly removing my front wheel for transport, etc.
They look fine. No marks, scratches or gouges in either fork and I do remove the front wheel with some regularity as I often carry the bikes inside my car.
One bike has a Shimano hub and skewer and the other a Campy hub and skewer and there is no difference. I get the quick released pretty tight but I don't try to see how just hard I can clamp the dropouts. Then again, I didn't do that with Al or steel dropouts either.