Originally Posted by
Skipjacks
I just picked up a 20 inch bike for my kid.
It doesn't quite fit in my car with the front wheel on and it's a little small for the trunk rack.
The wheel comes off easily enough but it's held on with normal bolts on each side.
It's is possible or terribly difficult to add a quick release to a wheel without swapping out the whole hub or anything?
This is a generic image of the wheel. The axle is solid so it would have to be replaced I'm sure.
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If it's not doable of worth the effort I can get a cheap extra wrench to keep with my kid's bike gear. Not the end of the world. But if it's cheap and easy to install a thing like that, it's worth it.
Thoughts?
If the front axle is not 9mm diameter, , you probably wont be able to simply swap the solid axle for a hollow one..
because standard front hubs use 9mm, axles solid and hollow.. leaving a wrench in the car would be simple
finding wing nuts that fit that axle more difficult.. that washer that hooks in the hole in the fork is important.
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