Originally posted by mike
I don't follow you on this one, John.
If his bearing cones are loose (assuming he doesn't have sealed bearing hubs), I'm thinking that no amount of skewer tension will fix the problem.
Mike,
John is not alone in this recommendation. I have read this guidance on cone adjustment somewhere, that is to leave a little play to be taken up when the QR is clamped down. I had the same thoughts. If the cone is adjusted and the locknut cinched up good and tight to LOCK it in place, how is the pressure from the flimsy little quick release lever going to compress the steel axle and or nuts enough to budge anything tighter? And why is this method suggested only for QR and not nutted hubs? Wouldn't the same reasoning apply? I adjust my cones where I think they need to be without regard to the QR. The wheel spins very nicely with no play and feels the same in or out of the QR as far as I can tell, ie not any tighter.
Regards,
Raymond