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03-07-15 | 11:19 AM

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OldTryGuy

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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals

I've seen even some experienced cyclists use the QR lever as a wrench, which is wrong!!! Tighten the nut, then flip the lever over to tighten the last bit. It's a cam. Like Wanderer says, if pushing the lever down that last bit doesn't leave an impression in your palm, then open the lever, tighten the nut some more, then re-activate the lever.

IMO, the easiest QR assembly does indeed require the user to use the lever as a wrench. DT-RWS skewers, DT Swiss - RWS Road steel, are a simple screw to close and unscrew to open. No need to check for tightness after a lever is thrown. Eliminates the if not tight enough syndrome of having to open, tighten nut and close again.

In other words, dummy proof.

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