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Old 02-09-2008, 09:14 PM   #8
markdoane
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I don't think I would rip them all out of they are already in.

Here are the important shear strength numbers:

Pop rivets - about 120 lbs
Olympic rivets - 465 lbs
5/32 2117 Rivets (28 ksi) - 555 lbs

So the buck rivets are about 20% stronger. But I would guess the design is probably a 3X safety factor, so even Olympics are strong enough.

. . . if you keep your running gear balanced.
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