I thoroughly cleaned it last night, and the clearcoat/carbon is free from any scratches or chips. I had to go out to the garage to double-check! Not a mark. There are some small chips off the paint around the rear tire area. The way this rear triangle is constructed is using metal lugs for the complex joint areas, and carbon tubes inserted over the lugs. They fill any gaps and spray it black, fading off once past the joint area. Whew. So, the chips are off the metal areas.
One other area is underneath the bottle cage contact points - the clearcoat is marred but there's no structural damage. I've always been really careful (read: paranoid) about overtightening any fastener going into carbon.
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