Why quick release on left side?
10-07-24 | 08:09 AM
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ignominious poltroon
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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.
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.
10-07-24 | 08:10 AM
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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.)
10-07-24 | 11:13 AM
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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!)
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!)
10-07-24 | 12:56 PM
#36
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.
10-07-24 | 02:10 PM
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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?
remember the seams in the non-machined rims, and rotation direction arrows on treaded tires?
10-08-24 | 08:45 AM
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Because OCD. Also, cranks must rest parallel to the seat tube in static photos.
10-09-24 | 08:10 AM
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It can work in the rear.
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10-10-24 | 07:42 AM
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10-13-24 | 07:34 AM
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10-13-24 | 07:36 AM
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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. 
