I'm well aware of why the holes are there, I'm just wondering why the 2 in the pictures in this thread have them open. I am just completing my second one of these, and both have the struts completely covered. On my larger Dave Patrick Ultimate, they are also covered over. I see no reason to leave the holes open, and with the added hassle of covering them that way, and the covering for the edges of the holes, there's no way it's going to be lighter. I'm just looking for a reason why the two of them decided to do it this way.