Originally Posted by MichaelW
We we came down pretty hard on QRs didn't we.
If you don't need the high security setup then they are probably a better option. For touring, leisure riding, training and racing and when you can store your bike securely then the advantages are several:
fewer tools
lighter weight
quicker release
Better resistance to axle breakage
As I have moved to commute in a less crime-infested area, QRs have crept back ont my everyday bike on the hubs but not on the seatpost.
I do find this debate about quick releases to be odd from my own personal experience. In 30 years of riding, including riding to college, I have never had anyone mess with my bike or my wheels. It just doesn't happen where I live and ride - and I don't live in some podunk small town. Denver is a major metropolitan area of about 400,000 in the city and about 1 million including the surrounding suburbs.