Road quick release / QR / skewers, light vs 'normal'
04-23-24, 08:22 AM
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Guys, guys- granted it's a dumb thread but it's awful early in the day for this.
04-23-24, 09:37 AM
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04-23-24, 09:40 AM
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04-23-24, 09:52 AM
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In all seriousness, stripping the threads off the bolt or an aluminum nut are usually the points of failure.
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04-23-24, 10:11 AM
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By the way, I did bring my bike right into my workplace (office -- or, yep, classroom) for many years. But I realize that some people can't do that.
04-23-24, 05:53 PM
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IMHO, ENVE titanium QR skewers, which have internal cams, represent the happy medium between Ultegra skewers (sturdier but heavier) and those with external cams (flimsy but lighter).
They are on sale here for $30 + $10 shipping: Enve Skewer Road 100/130 Ti (Rim Brake Frames) – Bike Closet
Or you can have my Ultegra skewers (used for only two rides ~ 50 total miles) if you cover shipping.
They are on sale here for $30 + $10 shipping: Enve Skewer Road 100/130 Ti (Rim Brake Frames) – Bike Closet
Or you can have my Ultegra skewers (used for only two rides ~ 50 total miles) if you cover shipping.
04-24-24, 07:50 AM
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Vertical dropout takes the pedaling force, which skewer has to counter with horizontal dropout. Rim brake produces minimal vertical reaction force, which skewer has to counter with disc-brake. So your skewers don't have to do much, mainly just hold the wheels up in the dropouts until you sit on the bike. Important that they don't chew up your CF while they do this, so an aggressively knurled skewer cranked to the max is best avoided.
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04-24-24, 07:54 AM
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Vertical dropout takes the pedaling force, which skewer has to counter with horizontal dropout. Rim brake produces minimal vertical reaction force, which skewer has to counter with disc-brake. So your skewers don't have to do much, mainly just hold the wheels up in the dropouts until you sit on the bike. Important that they don't chew up your CF while they do this, so an aggressively knurled skewer cranked to the max is best avoided.
04-24-24, 08:31 AM
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I think his point was that the skewers don't have any extra requirements beyond just holding the wheels on. Yes they are trying to twist and rock out of the ends when you're doing anything other than riding straight and smooth, but any properly adjusted skewer that isn't made of cheese should be able to handle that. Maybe try to avoid potholes when cornering hard if you don't have faith in their ability. Check them often (we all do that anyway, right? Right?).
04-24-24, 09:59 AM
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not a big fan of quick release - so not a surprise I prefer thru axle
( and most times I remove front wheel to transport bike )
most of our older QR bikes are equipped with Control Tech bolt on skewers - including bikes with suspension fork and a road bike with horizontal dropouts (which uses Control Tech bolt / shaft with a steel fastener with good teeth on the drive side to prevent movement)
use DT Swiss RWS fasteners on our newer QR bikes (rim brake and disk)
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04-30-24, 05:34 PM
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I've never had any issues with any light, heavy, cheap or expensive quick release skewer on any modern bike with vertical drop outs. Now, older bikes with horizontal drop outs are a different story. They need internal cam quick releases, but they don't need to be expensive, heavy or light either ... in my personal experience.
