upgrading to quick release skewers... simple or arse ache??

[lip03]

just got a new bike as you may have seen in other posts, just having a look over it and seeing if there is any cheap little upgrades I can do to make life easier one is that it has your standard nuts to secure the wheels is it an easy little swap to skewers??

 

[Dave Davenport]

You'd need to change the hubs or complete wheels.

 

[mcshroom]

Tobe honest, it's easier to carry a 15mm spanner in your tools than changing the current wheels to QR. To do so you would need a new axle for each wheel, and would need to disassembe both hubs, switch the axles, replace all the ball bearings and reassemble the hubs again with the new axles in place.

My singlespeed has bolted axles and I don't find them a particular faff to get on and off

 

[Tim Hall]

You'd need to change the hubs or complete wheels.

Are you sure? I would have thought fitting hollow axles with QR levers to the existing hubs would be possible. Still a bit of a faff, but less spendy than new hubs or wheels.

 

[lpretro1]

You do NOT have to change hubs - all that is required is to replace solid axle with hollow one - make sure it is the same thread. Of course the q/r axle will be shorter than the bolted one as you don't have the ends protruding to take bolts. Qr axle should be cut short enough that is doesn't protrude beyond the dropout. Easy if you have the know-how and tools such as cone spanners as you will have to dismantle the hub to do it. On rear you will need to remove freewheel or cassette. If not sue get your LBS to do it

 

[lip03]

I finish early tomorrow so popping to lbs to get a price to swap, but if its pricey I'll be getting me a nice shiny new spanner lol cheers guys!

 

[Bryony]

IIRC my OH just did a straight swap on his road bike. I'll ask him when he gets home.

 

[pumpadave]

IIRC my OH just did a straight swap on his road bike. I'll ask him when he gets home.

yes was easy enough to do swapped out the bolt on axles with QR ones and replacing the bearings at the same time took me about 10 mins per wheel

 

[02GF74]

just need to swap the axle. ideall the thread is the same so you can use the same cones or else have an axle with matcing cones.

don't be concerned that the hole in the axle makes it weaker - the steel for Q/R is much better than the cheap cheese steel for the solid axles.

 

[screenman]

If you get out an ride it a lot it will soon need new wheels, so just wait until then. In the mean time tape a spanner to one of the tubes or stick it in a saddle bag.