Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Mechanical things on a tandem are different. Most have nutted rear wheels because a QR skewer may not hold the wheel tightly enough.
Great point. The DT spin-on tightening skewer should be mandatory for all QR tandem wheels. I couldn't order one fast enough. Modern tandems are always QR, usually, but I won't ever use anything but DT skewers on the rear wheel of the tandem. Front wheels have always usually been QR even when the rear was bolt-on.