QR flxed hubs?
07-25-05, 12:10 AM
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QR flxed hubs?
I'm doing a conversion on a road bike. I know most most fixed hubs are solid axle, but I'd like to use a quick release. I would prefer a fixed/fixed hub but will settle for fixed/free. Suggestions?
07-25-05, 07:36 AM
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I am runniing a Phil fixed/fixed with a QR. They don't list them but if you call a shop they can get you just about any kind of hub/width/axle combo you want.
I got a little over 1000 miles on it and no problems. The stainless steel fixed nuts really grip the drop out for no slipping.
I do not do a lot of skidding. I only skid when I have to and this setup doesn't slip at all.
I got a little over 1000 miles on it and no problems. The stainless steel fixed nuts really grip the drop out for no slipping.
I do not do a lot of skidding. I only skid when I have to and this setup doesn't slip at all.
07-25-05, 09:10 AM
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I just put QR on my phil's and after two days it's been great. I ordered the QR conversion kit through my LBS and swapped out the axles. If you're worried about slippage, get some drop-out tensioner/spacer thingies
07-25-05, 09:49 AM
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I've considered doing this - not so much for the QR action but to install the Kryptonite locking skewers - I get tired of having to lock my wheels.
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My bumbike wheel is QR... 
I've been rolling on it for a few months now, probably put a thousand or so miles on it, I skid, skip, backpressure, the works. No slipping EVER from the QR or bumbike setup. It hasn't slipped, and it NEVER will.
It helps to have steel dropouts, serated steel locknut faces, and a good, old steel QR.
If any of the involved parties are aluminum, I really can't comment on or trust the solidity of that setup.
EDIT: Here are sheldon's thoughts on QR rear for ss/fixie:
"Solid-Axle vs Quick Release
Conventional wisdom is that you need a solid (nutted or "bolt-on") axle hub for fixed-gear or singlespeed use, and that a quick-release will not hold the wheel solidly enogh in a horizontal fork end. This is not true, however.
Since most newer bikes have vertical dropouts, people have gotten used to wimpy aluminum skewers, and often don't adjust them as tightly as they might. If you use a good quality (I think Shimano is the best) skewer, tightened securely, it will hold just fine.
A quick release is a considerable timesaver in switching a flip-flop wheel around, and having a QR means that you don't need to carry a big wrench to be able to replace a damaged inner tube. "
I've been rolling on it for a few months now, probably put a thousand or so miles on it, I skid, skip, backpressure, the works. No slipping EVER from the QR or bumbike setup. It hasn't slipped, and it NEVER will.
It helps to have steel dropouts, serated steel locknut faces, and a good, old steel QR.
If any of the involved parties are aluminum, I really can't comment on or trust the solidity of that setup.
EDIT: Here are sheldon's thoughts on QR rear for ss/fixie:
"Solid-Axle vs Quick Release
Conventional wisdom is that you need a solid (nutted or "bolt-on") axle hub for fixed-gear or singlespeed use, and that a quick-release will not hold the wheel solidly enogh in a horizontal fork end. This is not true, however.
Since most newer bikes have vertical dropouts, people have gotten used to wimpy aluminum skewers, and often don't adjust them as tightly as they might. If you use a good quality (I think Shimano is the best) skewer, tightened securely, it will hold just fine.
A quick release is a considerable timesaver in switching a flip-flop wheel around, and having a QR means that you don't need to carry a big wrench to be able to replace a damaged inner tube. "
Last edited by BostonFixed; 07-25-05 at 08:47 PM.
