Originally Posted by
hevysrf
Can you explain how skewer tension can affect bearing adjustment when both the cone and jam nuts are threaded?
Gladly.. Steel is Compressible... especially a hollow tube of steel. If you can't imagine this then test it for yourself.. take a bare QR hub, set the bearings to "no slop but spins free".. then mount it in a frame or fork..now feel the roughness when you rotate the previously smooth turning hub. the Hollow Axle has COMPRESSED slightly. a tiny bit of shifting of the cones/nuts on the threads may also occur.. This effect has been discussed and agreed to many times on these forums.