davei1980

I have had both QR and bolt on rear axles on my SS bikes. I do not love QR compared to bolt on; I have no problem packing around a compact 15mm in case of flats. Am I alone in my thinking?

checoles

Nope.

Never understood having QR on SS/FG's to be honest.

Bandera

It's not 1935 anymore, Tullio's patent provides quick (hence the name) reliable positive wheel retention w/o the need for any tools.
Very handy for road machines of any drive-train flavor except the IGH.

-Bandera

50voltphantom

Bolts/nuts make it easier to square up the rear wheel in track ends IMO. I much prefer allen bolts to 15mm nuts however. On the front it makes no difference to me. Case in point I built wheels with a bolted rear and QR front for my SSCX bike.

hairnet

I don't see a difference between my FG and any of my other road bikes. QR is just convenient.

It's nice to not have to whip out a wrench to lock up my bike. It's nice to not whip out a wrench to remove the front wheel to get the bike in the trunk of my car or my on my roof rack. My current bike has loose ball rear hub so I might go and make it a QR one day for ****s and giggles.

TMonk

front wheel QR, rear bolt for me

davei1980

Yep. I think that's gonna be me this winter when I tear in to my hub for the annual rebuild, good time to make the switch but leave the front QR for the odd times when I have to shove it in the back of my car, etc.

davei1980

The red bike I deliberately changed back to bolt on front and rear; this bike is the one I use to tool around with the kids and trips to the library so it's very lockable now (esp. since it's a $10 bike).

The bike below w/ the drop bars is my commuter. Was thinking I would change out the rear axle this winter.

79pmooney

Another QR front, bolt-on rear here. Bolt-on makes dialing in the chain slack really simple. Yes, typically two or three adjusts are requires, but it is brain dead easy. (Brain dead like the state of mind at the top of a 1000' climb when you flip the wheel to the big gear to go back down. Nice to know you got the chain slack right!)

Ben

seau grateau

Nutted axles are fine with me. Carrying a wrench is easier than whatever I'd have to do to get QRs on a track hub.

79pmooney

I modify my tool bags so the wrench slides under it and is locked with a velcro tab. Very fast and easy.

seau grateau

That's a good idea. I usually just keep mine in a jersey pocket if I'm not riding with my messenger bag, but those pockets get pretty loaded sometimes.

phobus

I just picked up this tiny 15mm wrench. $7 and it's shorter than the rolled-up tube I carry in my saddle bag.

davei1980

YEP! and makes adjusting the locknut pressure on the bearings easier too!!

By 2-3 adjustments you mean tighten drive side, walk back and tighten non-drive side (2 steps) repeat if necessary, correct?

Just making sure I wasn't doing it wrong (2 steps, good tension, wheel centered) on the red bike which JUST got put together by me (see my signature)

seau grateau

I usually get mine set without needing to adjust. I just put my fingers between the tire and seat tube, to push the wheel back and hold it in place, tighten the drive side nut, then tighten the non-drive side nut. Exception, as noted above, is when I'm brain-dead after a hard session and can't remember how to use my hands.

REDMASTA

I don't think I'd use one on the rear since I mainly ride brakeless. I prefer bolt on even for the front. Doesn't take that much longer to remove the wheel and it's cleaner looking, more secure, as well as providing slight theft deterrence if running in somewhere and only locking frame/rear wheel.

hay

79pmooney

Yeah. I have one bike where I just pull the wheel back and to the left chainstay, tighten the right, center the wheel, tighten the left and it is pefect 90% of the time but that is a rare luxury. My Mooney has a lesser crankset and is fussier about the adjustment (and it depends on just where on the crank position I start) so it usually takes 2-3 tries.

Now I have adjustment screws on my winter bike's dropouts. That one is really easy. Wheel back and to the left until it hits, Tighten the left, rock back until the right makes contact and tighten.

Ben

ThermionicScott 

Now all we need is some contrarian with a nutted front and QR rear.

TimothyH

I should have done QR instead of 15mm nuts on the front for my latest build.

Gresp15C

Nutted rear, Brilando clips in front. and a stubby 9/16 wrench in my saddle bag.

Brad_AZ

Bolt on for my current rides since that's what they came with. QR on my first single since it was converted from an old Trek 12 sp that came with QR.

I could not find wrenches that were tiny enough for my toolbag on my Pure, so I cut one in half. So far, so good. The tube holds them together and keeps them from rattling around.

davei1980

hairnet

Man, don't motivate me.

SquidPuppet

Four inches long. Also a tire lever. PDW 3Wrencho