Originally Posted by
BigBlueToe
Why is that? (I'm not doubting you, I've just never heard this before.)
You can use your fingers wrapped around the fork and the chainstay* to pull the skewer tight without hitting anything. The way Nickm77 bike is now, the skewer handle may hit something before it's tightened enough. On the fork, you don't want to have the blade of the skewer in line with the blade of the fork either. If the skewer is tight enough, you may not be able to loosen it...no room to grab it.