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Carbon is tough shit man, I still see Kestral frames from the 90's rolling around, no issues.
The problem with the dropout isn't that it's been repaired, it's that the alignment means the wheel is rubbing the frame... I have ~1mm clearance on the NDS stay, and about 6-7mm on the DS. It also makes it impossible to align the brake properly.
This is also the reason that re-dishing the wheel won't work well enough - the wheel will still be canted over to the left. Brakes won't align and will pulse, bearings will wear quicker and the shifting won't be spot on. It might clear the stay but it ain't right ¯_(ツ)_/¯
TY for the kind words on the fade, means a lot! My initial idea was to have the fade go lower, and then to remove the decals after the pink was on, but after I stuck the gloss decals on over the matte, it looked really good so I decided to keep them. Obviously, they lost their gloss after I clearcoated the frame but whatcha gunna do. Finish on the black is solid as a rock, although I might have to be a bit more careful about the pink...
I hope the Pyrenees was rowdy brah
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Ive been riding a BMC with 3 separate repairs (all of which i did myself) for years. It's fine. Have climbed, and descended many Cols on said bike with no issue. I really wouldn't be fussed about 1mm of mis alignment. It's pointless. It's a repaired frame, accept it as such and ride it.
Good work on the paint BTW. Fade should go lower though IMHO. Hopefully it will last at least a week before the paint starts to fall off!
Sorry i didnt respond to your question last week, I was riding my dodgy BMC around the Pyrenees.