I must have about 100 flights on mine by now, NEVER had any problems with the stock mechanisms on mine, NOR bent wires. Probably because I added #650 RoboStruts to the stock wires, AND retained the spring loops. Here is a link to the page showing mine:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8962673
And here is post showing gear door installation using Radio Shack Cable Mounts:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9047306
BTW: I use only 1 battery: a 1200 mAH 5 cell NiMih, and it too has never even come close to failing me.