Originally Posted by el twe
I thought I'd heard some horror stories here, and Sheldon advises against it (under normal circumstances)...
No I don't! Skewers rule, but only if they're
good skewers. There are so many junky exposed-cam skewers out there that they've given them all a bad name, but good skewers properly secured hold well in most cases.
See:
http://sheldonbrown.com/qr for the skinny on good vs bad skewers.
Sheldon "Quick Release" Brown
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