the gear will weaken with use but the sturdy gear may transfer more load to the wing tube on landings.....i would leave the gear and go with the above carbon tube.
and saying they made the tube thicker does this mean they will send a thicker version for free to those with older thin ones and how do we know which one we have.. mine is 1.7mm wall thickness when my odyssey is 2.2mm wall thickness. i trust the odyssey but not this 1.7 predator... rather see them use carbon tube from the factory even if the cost goes up due to it...........better safe than sorry