On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 05:28:26 GMT, SuperSlinky wrote
in message :

All the engineering types here are trying to outdo each other in techno-
babble, but while this may impress the gullible, what I see above is
only a small part of the big picture. Let's assume for a moment that the
ejection forces exceed or are unacceptably close to restraining forces.
How does a skewer that starts sliding down the dropout get past the
ubiquitous retention lips?

By coming undone. Do try to keep up at the back there! And what if
the wheel stays in the fork, but slips sideways and jams solid?

Your faith in lawyer lips as the solution to all problems is touching,
if misplaced. If the problem is as unlikely as you claim, how come
Cannondale designed their test to steer well clear of the kinds of
forces James has documented, i.e. heavy repeated braking on rough
ground?

Guy
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