Front QR skewer

[benb]

Hi all

On my back wheel, if I undo the QR, the wheel pulls straight out.
But on the front I also have to undo the nut a few turns (which means I also have to do it back up when putting the wheel back on). Is that normal?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Lawyer tabs.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

File em off.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

If you dare.

 

[steve52]

normal ,to give a second chance if the cam comes lose file em off and you get a darwin award

 

[GrumpyGregry]

normal ,to give a second chance if the cam comes lose file em off and you get a darwin award

like every pro- semi-pro- or supported team road racer then?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

normal ,to give a second chance if the cam comes lose file em off and you get a darwin award

and you realise that many bikes not sold in the US don't even have them to start with....?

 

[Andy_R]

like every pro- semi-pro- or supported team road racer then?

.....who just happens to have a mechanic who checks the bike before every race.....

 

[GrumpyGregry]

.....who just happens to have a mechanic who checks the bike before every race.....

I M check my bike before every ride. Don't you?

 

[benb]

So why is the back not the same then?

 

[Andy_R]

I M check my bike before every ride. Don't you?

I dont go to the extent of making sure my QR is tight, just closed. (Yes, I know I should, but I don't, OK)

So why is the back not the same then?

Slightly more catastrophic if the front wheel comes adrift

 

[benb]

OK, thanks for clearing that up, I often wondered.

 

[HovR]

My Dawes doesn't have lawyer tabs, and I'm suitably alive. No wheels flying off here.

That said, I haven't filed them off my other bike with them. Not essential, just another safety feature.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 1906477, member: 45"]....who needs to be able to swap wheels in 2 seconds....[/quote]
What does the Q in 'QR' stand for?

 

[Cubist]

I rode halfway round Llandegla red route with my rear QR undone. Only on the big switchback berms did I notice it, and a guy following me told me the QR was sticking up. I may have knocked it, but I'd rather it was the back than the front!