Originally Posted by Bekologist
can't speak for the conditions surrounding the accident. just reporting it as i heard it. I think filing the lips off a fork is pretty over the top. I bet it makes it tough to get the bike on the car though....; what would Maynard Hershon think?
BTW I've got bikes without them, but use a bolt on axle. And I assert, if you're concerned with the time it takes to change a flat, get quicker at changing the tire. Those lawyer lips, they ain't no thang. but then again, I'm not obsessed with competition either.
Bek, bear in mind that some racers don't actually change the flats, but change whole wheels... in less time than it takes to spin a QR those 3 or 4 turns to compensate for something that "wasn't ever needed" until about 15 years ago.
None of my bikes has ever had "lips" and I have never had a wheel leave.