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Old 05-09-10 | 09:14 AM
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UberIM
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Bikes: recumbent, mtn bike, road bike

Originally Posted by JiveTurkey
Huh? Quick release works just fine in horizontal dropouts. And I don't think any of my frames--with vertical or horizontal dropouts--have any retainer lips (just the forks).
I have a single speed/horizontal drops mtn bike and I want to put a quick release for my rear wheel.
My LBS suggests that I should keep the bolt/nut combo. For my ss road bikes a quick release works fine.
Is it not OK for a mtn bike-too much torque on mtn bikes?
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