Originally Posted by
531phile
Good question. I'm on the no play when spinning off the bike camp. If you tighten the hub good enough it shouldn't get any tighter when you compress it with the quick release. So no play for me.
Generally speaking, cup-&-cone hubs do get tighter due to axle compression (assuming they're not bolt-on). Some moreso than others. If you adjust your hub to be "just right" without axle compression, then clamp your skewer, it's likely you'll have observably poorer coasting performance if you nudge the wheel and watch it drift to a halt.