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Originally Posted by cxcad
So the axle is held in place by the block and friction against the frame rail? Couldn't it just be cantilevered?
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Not if they wanted to make it easily drop-outable, one of the primary advantages of dead axles. The way it makes sense to make their frame, the belt is right next to the wheel anyway, so they might as well avoid the complexity of making that shaft live. The whole retaining/dropping out is really smart, and I've never actually noticed that specifically, despite having looked at their drivetrain more times than I can count.
By the way, good to see you come out of your CD hibernation Travis and Austin.