Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
QR tightness has been employed to set bearing adjustment for decades, but the usual is to have the end play reduce with increasing QR force. One can debate the merits of this but with many axles not dealing with compressive forces well, it's a fact. But one can ride a bike for thousands of miles with wheel (and other bearings) having a bit of end play, and not even feel it while riding. At the rim how much play is there with the least amount of QR tension required to hold the wheel in place? Do you feel any play when riding the bike with what might be proper QR tension? Andy.
when I close it so the wheel is held in place, but less tightly than normal, there is no play at the rim. When I close it with more pressure, as I would normally do there's probably half a mm of play or so at the rim, not an awful lot but clearly noticeable. I've just never had this before on any wheels in three decades of cycling...and these are the most expensive ones I have ever owned
