Originally Posted by
dsbrantjr
It sounds like your quick release is either not being tightened sufficiently or that it is of the external cam type which typically is not as strong as the internal cam type.
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I had considered that too. I understand when you tighten a skewer you should begin to feel tension when the skewer lever is in the upright position 180 degrees to the wheel. If anything the skewer's tension was too taught.