New Quick Release Skewers
08-29-03, 09:24 AM
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New Quick Release Skewers
I just saw this ad and it looks just like what I am looking for. Does anyone here own one?
Real quick release skewers
Real quick release skewers
08-29-03, 10:52 AM
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I've never, ever, never, ever, never had trouble using standard quick release levers in my 30 years of use. What will these do for me?
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08-29-03, 11:12 AM
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My new fork has the infamous "lawyer lips" that makes me have to darn near take the skewer apart to get the wheel on or off. This is my biggest pet peeve in riding. I have to now prop the bike against something (usually my car) or have a partner hold it. If I'm blessed extra special that day I can jam a leg against the quick release lever to prevent it from moving while i turn the knob on the other side. And I've never lost a wheel or anything else like that either, but if this will let me go back to one handed releases and installs, I'm all for it.
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08-29-03, 11:20 AM
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Originally posted by Chi
Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.
Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.
Hmmm....
Salsa titanium skewer.....85 grams.......65 American Dollars....
Neuvation CroMo skewer....57 grams....20 American Dollars....
Which is the best deal here?
08-29-03, 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by pointyhead
.......my biggest pet peeve in riding. I have to now prop the bike against something (usually my car) or have a partner hold it.
.......my biggest pet peeve in riding. I have to now prop the bike against something (usually my car) or have a partner hold it.
George
08-29-03, 02:25 PM
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just curious, what is wrong with spinning the open lever? I think its a lot easier then spinning the nut...
don't file your lawyer's lips, thats a good way to lose your warranty.
don't file your lawyer's lips, thats a good way to lose your warranty.
08-29-03, 02:46 PM
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The lawyer lips are their for a reason, for the minor annoyance of having to unscrew your screwers slightly, is it even worth that 1% chance that they might keep your wheel from coming off 1 time?
08-29-03, 02:49 PM
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I have no experience with those skewers, but I have to say, they look like a good idea to me.
The "closed" indicator is overkill though.
The "closed" indicator is overkill though.
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08-29-03, 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by Phatman
just curious, what is wrong with spinning the open lever? I think its a lot easier then spinning the nut...
just curious, what is wrong with spinning the open lever? I think its a lot easier then spinning the nut...
George
08-29-03, 03:05 PM
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The lawyer lips are their for a reason, for the minor annoyance of having to unscrew your screwers slightly, is it even worth that 1% chance that they might keep your wheel from coming off 1 time?
The lawyer lips are their for a reason, for the minor annoyance of having to unscrew your screwers slightly, is it even worth that 1% chance that they might keep your wheel from coming off 1 time?
Some of us will die listening to our radios while we ride, long before that happens.
okay, okay, Ill stop stirring the pot.
08-29-03, 03:08 PM
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I was always told to spin the nut until you feel resistance at the lever when it's a little bit over being parallel to the skewer in the closing direction. My levers snap into the closed position so it's pretty easy for me to confirm that they're fully closed. I admit that I sometimes rotate the levers so that they're at a suitable (for my tastes) position before closing them. I'm kinda anal that way.
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08-29-03, 03:42 PM
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Originally posted by AndrewP
Take a file and reduce the height of the lawyer lips so you only have to do a single turn of the nut to let wheel out.
Take a file and reduce the height of the lawyer lips so you only have to do a single turn of the nut to let wheel out.
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Originally posted by Chi
Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.
Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.
Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...
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Originally posted by Buzzbomb
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.
Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.
Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...
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Originally posted by Buzzbomb
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.
Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.
Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...
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