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Originally Posted by asmac
Is there any rule of thumb -- as there is with QR skewers -- regarding how tight to make these? I generally go until there's resistance and then another half turn. Does that sound reasonable?
That's exactly what Pinhead recommends for their skewers.

Originally Posted by asmac
I've read that these can be defeated with a magnet.
Yup. And if your bike has a computer,there's a magnet right there on the wheel a thief can pop off and use.

I'm also not a fan of these because since they look like regular QR's,I can see a thief messing with them thinking they're just really tight and damaging something trying to get them off.
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