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i miss wing nuts
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 23365795)
You just quoted a post from 2008.
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If I recall correctly, TREK had a recall for incorrectly (see what I did there?) closed quick-release levers that would allegedly snag the disc brake rotors. The simplest solution would have been to put the levers on the right hand side, but TREK are fashion slaves, so they took a different approach.
Now Big Brake has colluded with Big Bike to make everyone who buys bikes with disc brakes (which everyone knows can sever your arteries) buy through (or is it thru) axles, so the problem no longer arises. |
Originally Posted by southpier
(Post 23365806)
i miss wing nuts
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For me, QRs on the left make sense because I always dismount to my left and so, nearly always stand on the left side of the bike when I am not on it. So to remove a wheel for say a flat, the left hand levers simply make sense and the work easier and faster. Then when I have the wheel off, I can no longer stand the bike up so I lay it down. Right side up means chains stay on, the drive side doesn't see dirt and weeds. It is also the natural way to lay a bike down standing on the left. (Yes, you can stand a (fenderless) bike on its fork ends but that is hard on the dropout paint and I haven't owned a chromed and not painted fork bike in many years.)
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My quick release levers are made from depleted uranium, so it just makes sense to have them counter-balance my 52T cassette.
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Originally Posted by gleng1
(Post 23365625)
I put my front quick release on the right.
Why? Because if I have to lay my bike on the ground (which of course I try to avoid...) I don't want the rear derailleur to be in the dirt, so I lay the bike down on the left side. By putting the front quick release on the right it too is not on the ground. (Stupid reason? You bet!) ;) |
Originally Posted by Polaris OBark
(Post 23366052)
:welcome
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This thread has given me an ear worm.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 23366220)
Has our resident wing nut started any threads today?
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Originally Posted by Polaris OBark
(Post 23366051)
If I recall correctly, TREK had a recall for incorrectly (see what I did there?) closed quick-release levers that would allegedly snag the disc brake rotors. The simplest solution would have been to put the levers on the right hand side, but TREK are fashion slaves, so they took a different approach.
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i always set up up bikes this way.. Hub labels Readable from rear of bike, Rim label readable from DS of bike, QR lever on left of bike... this makes for consistency for all involved, and helps insure proper tire and rim spin orientation in the future.
remember the seams in the non-machined rims, and rotation direction arrows on treaded tires? |
I hope this thread gets revived again in another 16 years when they finally stop using QR and it's all thru axle.
Then the mods can move it to C&V, where it may be relevant. |
Originally Posted by bmw5nkj
(Post 7522738)
i just wondered all of a sudden: why does the front wheel release have to be on the left? other than making it look proportional with the rear, is there a practical function with that? thanks, and apologize my noobish question.
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Originally Posted by SJX426
(Post 23367452)
It can work in the rear.
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The lever belongs on the left because the sky is blue.
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Because my pappy, and his pappy before him...
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Let's leave well enough alone.
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They are on the left side to counterbalance the weight of the cassette being on the right side:lol:
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Originally Posted by wheelreason
(Post 23366033)
When in ZombieLand do like the Zombies,
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Originally Posted by bmw5nkj
(Post 7522738)
i just wondered all of a sudden: why does the front wheel release have to be on the left? other than making it look proportional with the rear, is there a practical function with that? thanks, and apologize my noobish question.
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
(Post 23366298)
I've always placed the front skewer lever on the right, opposite the rear. I think I started doing it just so I could view the front lever from the ds, and I liked the way it could be easily oriented in parallel with the fork. I've taken a ton of **** for this over the years. :lol:
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Originally Posted by tsl
(Post 7529195)
I use bolt-ons. More aero and less grams. :rolleyes:
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