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Originally Posted by razorjack
well.... i'm not sure about that, for some reason we have internal cam QRs - much stronger
and light ones with external cam 40-60g ...
Yes, there's plenty of options, and as I mentioned in my first post, various factors may require greater holding power. I don't get into internal vs. external cams arguments because I've seen excellent and pathetic versions of both.

Originally Posted by razorjack
... I believe that clamping force may affect how frame flexes... (I don't know how much however )
How?

Of course, you're free to believe what you will, but in my world, a theory without an explanation of the underlying mechanism is just a bunch of words.
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