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Old 02-06-16 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AndjaVXC
I'd be getting rid of the quick release altogether. DEFINITELY with a fixed, but I wouldn't run a QR in the rear with a freewheel, either.
There's nothing wrong with using a quick release with horizontal dropouts with or without a fixed gear, as long as it's the traditional, internal cam design. Modern external cam quick releases have considerably less clamping force and should only be used with vertical dropouts,
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