Originally Posted by spdrcr5
no matter what gear anyone here has on their bike they are never going to be able to generate the same amount of torque against that axle as a Pro rider can and they don't slip their QR so nobody here should be able to slip theirs.
I've been wondering the same thing. Why a bolt on an SS/FG and not a QR? What's the reasoning behind it? A bolt is much harder to loosen if you flat, so why is it being used? The OP could have had a problem other than a QR issue, so what about everyone else? What's the reasoning behind using a solid axle with bolts over a QR?
pro riders use vertical dropouts these days and the amount of force on the chain at 80rpms is enough less that at 0 that a strong ss rider with a small cog will in practice put high force loads on the wheel more frequently even if it is associated with less torque and power.