Thread: Fixie Skewers?
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Old 09-15-09 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dropspace
it would not be advisable to use QR axles. You are likely to rip the wheel right out of the dropout because of the stresses a fixed gear puts on them.
This is a common misconception, QR hold up just fine, according to Sheldon.

I do have track bolts on mine tho.
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