Help help help help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Help help help help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok i own a hard-tail trek 6 series model 2008 i want to replace the rear quick release because it has broken ,the metal shaft that runs through the wheel is bent really bad.. i have found alot of quick release systems to replace the broken one but how do i know the new one will fit and i want to buy a titanium one too im extremely knew to this so can someone help me out
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If your rear QR-skewer was bent inside the hub, then your rear axle may be bent as well. As you are new to this, I'd take it to a shop - or a knowledgeable fellow cyclist and have this looked at. A bent axle shouldn't be ridden on.
As for a replacement QR-skewer, save your money by forgetting about titanium. Titanium is used mostly by racers who need to shave off every gram of weight they can to give them an advantage. What's more, titanium is more likely to break. It's not the right material to use on a mountain-bike or hybrid. Find a good steal one - and measure the length of the old one. I'll guess your rear hub is 135mm.
As for a replacement QR-skewer, save your money by forgetting about titanium. Titanium is used mostly by racers who need to shave off every gram of weight they can to give them an advantage. What's more, titanium is more likely to break. It's not the right material to use on a mountain-bike or hybrid. Find a good steal one - and measure the length of the old one. I'll guess your rear hub is 135mm.
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Whatever bent the QR skewer had to have done some damage to the axle. You may have a trashed wheel. Get it to a shop. And steel is by far the best material for QR.
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I believe he meant that the OP should steal one that's made from steel.
Panther?? Which is it?
Panther?? Which is it?
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some more help
well i dont think the damage is that bad but will this application be suitable
https://bikeworld.com/page.cfm?pageid...ils&sku=QR1917 : this is the one i want to purchase
https://techdocs.shimano.com/media/te...9830608924.pdf : and this is what came with the bike inlcudes measurements i just want to make sure
and also would the thickness of the skewer different or no or does it actually make a difference
see the problem is i live two and half hours away from the nearest bike shop so i want to see if i can fix this problem myself
https://bikeworld.com/page.cfm?pageid...ils&sku=QR1917 : this is the one i want to purchase
https://techdocs.shimano.com/media/te...9830608924.pdf : and this is what came with the bike inlcudes measurements i just want to make sure
and also would the thickness of the skewer different or no or does it actually make a difference
see the problem is i live two and half hours away from the nearest bike shop so i want to see if i can fix this problem myself
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Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
You want a genuine Shimano quick release. They grip a lot more tightly than most of the aftermarket skewers. Rears are longer than fronts so be sure you order the one that you need.
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First, go read the sticky at the top of this forum about how to post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 Go read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, now that I got that out of my system, the DT skewer you have linked to won't fit your bike. It's for a 10mm through bolt hub which, if you linked to the correct Shimano skewer, you don't have. You need a standard skewer with a 5mm shaft. As others have said, just get a Shimano skewer and be done with it. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, buy two for the next time you bend one.
Ok, now that I got that out of my system, the DT skewer you have linked to won't fit your bike. It's for a 10mm through bolt hub which, if you linked to the correct Shimano skewer, you don't have. You need a standard skewer with a 5mm shaft. As others have said, just get a Shimano skewer and be done with it. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, buy two for the next time you bend one.
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hey man im sorry that you got mad about the way i posted, anyways will this fit
or no
https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...k+Release.aspx
or no
https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...k+Release.aspx
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Yes, that will work. Make sure to order the 135mm version. And check your axle too. Otherwise, you'll just bend another skewer.
BTW, I wasn't really mad. It's was kind of a joke based on your thread title (all the !!!!). I tried to make it slightly funny. Nobody seems to have laughed though. I'll try harder next time.
BTW, I wasn't really mad. It's was kind of a joke based on your thread title (all the !!!!). I tried to make it slightly funny. Nobody seems to have laughed though. I'll try harder next time.





