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Quick Release Skewer Locks?
On 3/30/2016 10:52 AM, sms wrote:
With bolt-on wheels you don't have LH threads on the left and they are pretty secure but it's because you're tightening the nuts with a wrench that gives you enough torque to get them very tight. I started cycling when quick release levers were beyond my tiny budget. My bike had the large wing nuts instead: http://www.bikerecyclery.com/nos-sov...cle-axle-nuts/ I don't recall any problems, despite no use of a wrench. Those wing nuts are still used in L'Eroica events, where riders use old equipment and often ride gravel roads, emulating rides of days gone by. http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...a07-riders.jpg If there are problems with the wing nuts, they're not mentioned in the relevant articles. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 10:05:50 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 3/30/2016 10:52 AM, sms wrote: With bolt-on wheels you don't have LH threads on the left and they are pretty secure but it's because you're tightening the nuts with a wrench that gives you enough torque to get them very tight. I started cycling when quick release levers were beyond my tiny budget. My bike had the large wing nuts instead: http://www.bikerecyclery.com/nos-sov...cle-axle-nuts/ I don't recall any problems, despite no use of a wrench. Those wing nuts are still used in L'Eroica events, where riders use old equipment and often ride gravel roads, emulating rides of days gone by. http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...a07-riders.jpg If there are problems with the wing nuts, they're not mentioned in the relevant articles. But there is no anti-theft benefit to wing nuts, unless your criminal population is exceptionally old and suffers from arthritis or general weakness. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 3/30/2016 3:18 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 10:05:50 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 3/30/2016 10:52 AM, sms wrote: With bolt-on wheels you don't have LH threads on the left and they are pretty secure but it's because you're tightening the nuts with a wrench that gives you enough torque to get them very tight. I started cycling when quick release levers were beyond my tiny budget. My bike had the large wing nuts instead: http://www.bikerecyclery.com/nos-sov...cle-axle-nuts/ I don't recall any problems, despite no use of a wrench. Those wing nuts are still used in L'Eroica events, where riders use old equipment and often ride gravel roads, emulating rides of days gone by. http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...a07-riders.jpg If there are problems with the wing nuts, they're not mentioned in the relevant articles. But there is no anti-theft benefit to wing nuts, unless your criminal population is exceptionally old and suffers from arthritis or general weakness. I wasn't addressing theft protection. My point was that, contrary to SMS's statement, it's not necessary to have a wrench to get enough torque to keep the front axle in place. Generally, gravity keeps the axle in place by pushing the closed end of the dropout's slot down onto the top of the axle. Under normal circumstances, the axle nuts or quick release levers need to prevent motion only when the wheel is up in the air. During that time, the load is merely the weight of the wheel. That's assuming, of course, that one doesn't have ejection forces caused by a disc brake being applied. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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FWIW, one relatively inexpensive way to slow down thieves is to just get a couple of stainless steel hose clamps and wrap them with tape, heatshrink or some inner tube, then tighten them down over the QR levers. You can often turn them into a position which makes it harder to access the screw slot (some are hex and you could grind the slot down, meaning you need a socket to remove). Not theft-proof, but it will require a few minutes of work and perhaps attract attention. Better than nothing and cheap
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On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 8:37:31 AM UTC-7, sms wrote:
My child unit has taken a road bike to Santa Cruz, after winning a fight with my son for custody of my wife's old Raleigh Technium. ... For now she took along a thick cable to use in conjunction with a U lock. Hopefully the U lock is not as old as the technium and can't be picked with a bic pen- |
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On 4/15/2016 8:12 AM, Doug Landau wrote:
On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 8:37:31 AM UTC-7, sms wrote: My child unit has taken a road bike to Santa Cruz, after winning a fight with my son for custody of my wife's old Raleigh Technium. ... For now she took along a thick cable to use in conjunction with a U lock. Hopefully the U lock is not as old as the technium and can't be picked with a bic pen- LOL. It's not a Kryptonite brand lock. I'll be sad if the Technium gets stolen. It's less than 40 years old. I replaced the wheels when one was wrecked. I replaced the stem when my son was riding it because the size of the frame, while perfect for him in the world of "compact" frames, was really too small in the world of properly sized frames. But it fits my daughter well as a non-compact. |
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