Originally Posted by
smasha
Politics aside, shipping from Amazon to NZ makes it not such a good deal, ...
And yeah, "legacy" QR axles/skewers are probably on the way out. ....
I did not notice you are in NZ. Oops.
I am hoping I do not need to replace a bike, I have several with quick release, etc. One of my neighbors is a bike mechanic, he was admiring one of mine. I said that it was the last version of that model frame that used rim brakes and quick release. He said that now he regrets not stocking up on those frames when they were available. But I must admit I am somewhat shocked how fast through axles replaced conventional hubs.
I built up another dynohub wheel last year, considered future proofing it by buying a through axle version, plus the quick release adapter for it, but the cost was much higher so I stayed with a normal hub.