Im thinking of picking this up for my Pista
https://d.im.craigslist.org/oD/mx/Kk7...gCXGV10rp7.jpg


my question is whether there is anyway to do away with the quick release and just mount it normally?

you can get bolt on skewers. Really though a quick reaease is how you "just mount it normally."

sorry, i worded that poorly, I would just prefer not to have quick release as all sorts of bike theft have been on the rise in town lately.

locking/bolt on skewer or take it off and lock it with everything else