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03-05.-2004, 11:15 AM
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Re: Can you use QR with fixed gear wheel?
"Jacobe Hazzard" <nospamfakeaddress@mousepotato.com> wrote in message news:<HwHjc.3966$x%R.1539@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...
> Is it OK to use a QR skewer on a fixed rear wheel? I have heard two > opinions. > > 1) No, never. Use a solid axle with real track nuts and tighten them down > hard. > > 2) Yeah, sure. Use a decent steel skewer with an enclosed cam, you'll be > fine. > > I am hoping that #2 is the correct answer, but I would like to hear from > someone that's actually running one just to make sure. What kind of skewer > do you use? > > Thanks. seems to me it would be dependent on the face of the locknut, some bite into the inner face of the end bettter that others. also, i've noticed my SunTour/Shimano QRs are patterned on the face while the old Campy Record i have are flat. seems to me the former would do a better job of preventing a flat locknut from slipping. |
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