Originally Posted by
robertj298
How can you tell the can lever is open? It will close no matter what position it is in.
The concave curve of the lever is facing away from the wheel. This means that the quick release cam is open. The quick release can only be tightened incorrectly (i.e. by spinning the skewer using the lever) this way and will not be sufficiently tight. It will also close incorrectly (and loosely) if you spin the skewer so that the concave curve faces the wheel. The correct way is to rotate the skewer anticlockwise a turn or two then flip the lever over so that the cam engages and tightens the wheel (much more tightly than turning the skewer can achieve). Like this: