QR Lever Position
05-11-21, 06:54 PM
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90% sure he was being facetious.
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05-11-21, 07:03 PM
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Bikes have brakes. Things happen in the group. Sometimes not everyone is paying attention...they get caught out. How can you not imagine how this could happen? Use your imagination for a couple of seconds. I'm sure you've seen Tour stages or some kind of pro racing. This has nothing to do w/ what you do, obviously. Riders don't 'normally' touch wheels, but it shouldn't be a stretch to see how it they could. I've had a new racer hammer the brakes and then swerve violently in a mentoring session...that I was mentoring...after repeatedly telling this particular group to never swerve/move sideways without looking first. He clipped my front wheel and I nearly went down. I probably missed his q/r lever by a couple inches. That's how it happens.
05-11-21, 09:49 PM
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Hasn’t touched the fork in 12,000+ miles, (nor any toes either).
This frame limits QR placement choices. But it is red!
05-11-21, 10:22 PM
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Front shouldn't be against the fork.
05-12-21, 06:39 AM
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That’s perfect placement…assuming the lever can be opened. If there’s enough space between the fork and lever to get a finger in there and pop the lever unlocked, then that’s both a well protected location to prevent accidental opening and it’s aesthetically pleasing.
I run my front skewers similarly, though crossed over the leg to the rear so that I have not only a point at which to press on the lever, but so that I have the point with maximum leverage; the end of the lever. Well protected, trim, and easy to use. Pictured is a Tune AC, the most awesome and my preferred skewers, unfortunately out of production.
Of course where the lever can go depends on the lever shape and design and the fork/frame dropout shaping, but the goal should be to keep the lever protected against accidental opening while ensuring it remains a quick— i.e. easy to use— lever.
I run my front skewers similarly, though crossed over the leg to the rear so that I have not only a point at which to press on the lever, but so that I have the point with maximum leverage; the end of the lever. Well protected, trim, and easy to use. Pictured is a Tune AC, the most awesome and my preferred skewers, unfortunately out of production.
Of course where the lever can go depends on the lever shape and design and the fork/frame dropout shaping, but the goal should be to keep the lever protected against accidental opening while ensuring it remains a quick— i.e. easy to use— lever.
05-12-21, 10:57 AM
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my QR levers are electronic. I control them with my iPhone. and they are red, because.
05-12-21, 02:21 PM
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You can always tell who is more concerned w/ form over function.
05-13-21, 08:35 AM
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Alberto Contador, who should need no introduction, in ‘11 with Tune ACs on the team S-Works he rode to Giro victory (overturned for drugs) and a 5th in the TdF, with Tune ACs positioned as seen here, definitely touching the fork leg (since the ACs have no cam stop).
I’m curious as to why, cxwrench , you think one should “never do that”?
I’m curious as to why, cxwrench , you think one should “never do that”?
05-13-21, 08:43 AM
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I’m curious as to why, cxwrench , you think one should “never do that”?
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Alberto Contador, who should need no introduction, in ‘11 with Tune ACs on the team S-Works he rode to Giro victory (overturned for drugs) and a 5th in the TdF, with Tune ACs positioned as seen here, definitely touching the fork leg (since the ACs have no cam stop).
I’m curious as to why, cxwrench , you think one should “never do that”?
I’m curious as to why, cxwrench , you think one should “never do that”?
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Some do, some don't. I close one of mine lined up with my fork leg, and it does not prevent it from closing all the way.
05-13-21, 10:15 AM
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Okay, so never do it except sometimes. Gotcha.
05-13-21, 10:55 AM
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4 pages so far & no mention of Shimano's latest Dura-Ace Di2 wireless skewers.
For shame!
For shame!
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05-14-21, 07:42 AM
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I will be altering QR lever position on my bikes, based on enlightenment from this thread. I will continue a nice flowing or tucked in front skewer position aft of the fork leg on the front, but I will move the rear lever between the seat and chain stays. Its a bit relieving to know since rules aren't well established, that makes it less likely I've been doing it wrong for the last 45 years. Never had a QR problem or an inadvertent wheel release in those 45 years.
