Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Share #1 Posted February 15 ...or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted February 15 Share #2 Posted February 15 That the lever isnt parallel to the fork? A bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 15 Share #3 Posted February 15 I see nothing wrong. The brake rotor is on in the proper direction. There is some loss of streamlining happening because the QR isn't pointing toward the rear but that's minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #4 Posted February 15 I have my front QR in line with the fork or facing backwards, making it harder for something to snag the QR lever accidentally, at least that is how I feel. It does not trigger me or anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 15 Share #5 Posted February 15 I will live. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Square Wheels Posted February 15 Popular Post Share #6 Posted February 15 13 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: QR isn't pointing toward the rear but that's minor. Over a 100 mile race, that adds up. I lost a stage in the TdF a few years ago because of this. I was putting down about 400 watts the whole time and didn't know why I was only going 27mph on the flats. 2 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #7 Posted February 15 11 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: minor. MINOR?!?!!?? ARE YOU NUTS?!?!?!? 1 minute ago, jsharr said: I have my front QR in line with the fork or facing backwards, making it harder for something to snag the QR lever accidentally, at least that is how I feel. CORRECT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dinneR ★ Posted February 15 Popular Post Share #8 Posted February 15 I point mine forward so I know which way I am going. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 15 Share #9 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, Square Wheels said: Over a 100 mile race, that adds up. I lost a stage in the TdF a few years ago because of this. I was putting down about 400 watts the whole time and didn't know what. I was only going 27mph on the flats. Streamlining matters, but a wrongly placed QR can be defeated with as little as a 1/16 inch of seat post lowering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #10 Posted February 15 11 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Streamlining matters, but a wrongly placed QR can be defeated with as little as a 1/16 inch of seat post lowering. I bet he wears a flappy jersey, too. Keep in mind, while a fan blows air across you to keep you cool, it has no aerodynamic implications. He's fine in his Walter Mitty TdF fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #11 Posted February 15 15 minutes ago, dinneR said: I point mine forward so I know which way I am going. what happens if you bonk and start rolling backwards down some boulder strewn dystopian slope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #12 Posted February 15 17 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Over a 100 mile race, that adds up. I lost a stage in the TdF a few years ago because of this. I was putting down about 400 watts the whole time and didn't know why I was only going 27mph on the flats. Happens to the best of us. Don't be too hard on yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #13 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Happens to the best of us. Don't be too hard on yourself. Thanks, maybe I'll start juicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #14 Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Thanks, maybe I'll start juicing. Don't forget to use your power to destroy a few lives on the way to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #15 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Don't forget to use your power to destroy a few lives on the way to the top. Should he move to TX first? That seems oddly Texan to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted February 15 Popular Post Share #16 Posted February 15 That’s not a QR, that is a thru-axle. Doesn’t matter to me which way it’s pointing. You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #17 Posted February 15 Just now, Parsnip Totin Jack said: That’s not a QR, that is a thru-axle. Doesn’t matter to me which way it’s pointing. You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Aesthetics matter in a civilized society! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 15 Share #18 Posted February 15 TBH a little bit…. I never gave it much thought early in my riding days. While in Holland in 1982 my family bought me a sweet bike. The old grizzled Dutch shop guy fit me and taught me as much as he could in the couple of hours or so we were in the shop. One of the things was to protect your QR skewers so they can’t get snagged or intentionally released by another racers foot in a race. He then showed me how quickly it could be done with his foot!?!? From that day on my skewers were aligned with the fork & chain stay. But… WOChrisL doesn’t have the strength I do so I leave hers out like that so she can get more leverage on the skewer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 15 Share #19 Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said: That’s not a QR, that is a thru-axle. Doesn’t matter to me which way it’s pointing. You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. I had A through axle that had a lever on it. Loved it. But if you pulled the handle out, you could twist it to any position you like. As noted earlier, they were aligned with the fork & chainstay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #20 Posted February 15 With the thru axle QR, you are at the mercy of how the threads were cut, and the luck of you putting it in. Over time, the threads will wear a little and what was perfectly horizontal, no longer will be. Here is my current front wheel, it's in the direction I'd like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 15 Share #21 Posted February 15 4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Aesthetics matter in a civilized society! You would think so, but disgusting people wear flip-flops all there time, so that argument doesn't work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #22 Posted February 15 8 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Should he move to TX first? That seems oddly Texan to me. Yes, but if he does, it will cost him a testicle. Rules are rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #23 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Yes, but if he does, it will cost him a testicle. Rules are rules. I have extra. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted February 15 Share #24 Posted February 15 mildly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #25 Posted February 15 Just now, Square Wheels said: I have extra. Do the male mods have to turn theirs in to you as part of the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Square Wheels Posted February 15 Solution Share #26 Posted February 15 Just now, jsharr said: Do the male mods have to turn theirs in to you as part of the deal? Some did, @Kzoo didn't have any. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 15 Share #27 Posted February 15 13 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: With the thru axle QR, you are at the mercy of how the threads were cut, and the luck of you putting it in. Over time, the threads will wear a little and what was perfectly horizontal, no longer will be. Here is my current front wheel, it's in the direction I'd like it. Hmmm. When you blow up the pic real big did you notice that hairline crack? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #28 Posted February 15 7 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Some did, @Kzoo didn't have any. Nominated!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #29 Posted February 15 18 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Hmmm. When you blow up the pic real big did you notice that hairline crack? Funny lighting / shadows? I just went and took a look; still in like-new condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted February 15 Share #30 Posted February 15 36 minutes ago, Randomguy said: You would think so, but disgusting people wear flip-flops Crocs all there time, so that argument doesn't work. FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #31 Posted February 15 28 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Hmmm. When you blow up the pic real big did you notice that hairline crack? This? When I saw it in the pic, I thought, crap, how did that happen? I took the front wheel off once to show a neighbor how light it was, but other than that, it has not been removed. As I said, when I looked at it again, the paint is in perfect shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 15 Share #32 Posted February 15 22 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: This? When I saw it in the pic, I thought, crap, how did that happen? I took the front wheel off once to show a neighbor how light it was, but other than that, it has not been removed. As I said, when I looked at it again, the paint is in perfect shape. I assumed that was a joke, like the seat is too low/high joke… is it lighting/shadows or actually something scratched the paint? You mentioned you were happy with lever placement but I’m wondering if your TA handle will rotate like mine did. I just pulled the lever straight out and then could twist it to any position I liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #33 Posted February 15 4 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I just pulled the lever straight out and then could twist it to any position I liked. Learn something new every day! Thanks, mine does that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 15 Share #34 Posted February 15 27 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Learn something new every day! Thanks, mine does that too. My LBS friend showed me as I was all butt hurt about the placement of the lever. I’m all, can we adjust the threads inside the fork or chainstay??? She looked at me funny & in a second or two had it where I wanted it… Ohhhh…. 😂 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted February 15 Share #35 Posted February 15 2 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Hmmm. When you blow up the pic real big did you notice that hairline crack? I just went for a ride. It held. No one gets my stuff, this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 15 Share #36 Posted February 15 Had my quick release levers replaced....otherwise bike thieves will get bike. He almost did, by disengaging my front wheel before I ran towards the thief and confronted him. I agree --I wish I could leave on the levers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 15 Share #37 Posted February 15 3 hours ago, jsharr said: what happens if you bonk and start rolling backwards down some boulder strewn dystopian slope? Then it is aerodynamic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 15 Share #38 Posted February 15 I don't know.... My Peloton doesn't have those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #39 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: Had my quick release levers replaced....otherwise bike thieves will get bike. He almost did, by disengaging my front wheel before I ran towards the thief and confronted him. I agree --I wish I could leave on the levers. You can get anti theft skewers with a removeable lever. https://www.amazon.com/Evo-Anti-Theft-3-Piece-Bicycle-Skewers/dp/B00PDHT8P8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Share #40 Posted February 15 19 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: I don't know.... My Peloton doesn't have those. Double check the rear wheel. If you find the rear wheel, you will find the QR. I guarantee it. You are correct that they do not put one on the front wheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 15 Share #41 Posted February 15 34 minutes ago, jsharr said: You can get anti theft skewers with a removeable lever. https://www.amazon.com/Evo-Anti-Theft-3-Piece-Bicycle-Skewers/dp/B00PDHT8P8 I have something similar to that installed 1 hr. after I took my bike away from thief and went immediately to a bike store down the street for the "fix". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted February 15 Share #42 Posted February 15 4 hours ago, jsharr said: I have my front QR in line with the fork or facing backwards, making it harder for something to snag the QR lever accidentally, at least that is how I feel. It does not trigger me or anything. Ed Zachary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted February 15 Share #43 Posted February 15 4 hours ago, Square Wheels said: With the thru axle QR, you are at the mercy of how the threads were cut, and the luck of you putting it in. Over time, the threads will wear a little and what was perfectly horizontal, no longer will be. Here is my current front wheel, it's in the direction I'd like it. Thru axle levers are often on spring loaded splines. You just pull outward on the lever once you have it tightened to disengage it from the spines and rotate to the desired position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 15 Share #44 Posted February 15 Mine are not even consistent. I hope this triggers some of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted February 15 Share #45 Posted February 15 I like it parallel to the fork so I can tell with a simple glance if the tire is secure to the fork. If you like watching your front tire roll away when you bunny hop over a curb then more power to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 16 Share #46 Posted February 16 On the Lynskey GR300 Facebook group people were always whining about the Lynskey thru axle quick release not staying tight. They all replaced them with Robert Axle Project Axles. They did so much whining that Lynskey now uses Robert Project Axles on their builds. I have never had a wheel come loose even slightly and I like not having to carry another tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted February 16 Share #47 Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: I have never had a wheel come loose even slightly After I got home from a ride many years ago, I noticed my rear wheel was seated in the dropouts for hooking a pannier to the rack. I’d ridden 12 miles, including the last mile downhill at about 30 mph. The Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 16 Share #48 Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: On the Lynskey GR300 Facebook group people were always whining about the Lynskey thru axle quick release not staying tight. They all replaced them with Robert Axle Project Axles. They did so much whining that Lynskey now uses Robert Project Axles on their builds. I have never had a wheel come loose even slightly and I like not having to carry another tool. The QR on my Casseroll used to come loose. It has a sliding dropout. I switched to Shimano QRs and that solved the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 16 Share #49 Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: After I got home from a ride many years ago, I noticed my rear wheel was seated in the dropouts for hooking a pannier to the rack. I’d ridden 12 miles, including the last mile downhill at about 30 mph. The I have mentioned before that WOChrisL just struggles with mechanical things. QR skewers give her trouble. Anyway on one of our Thursday night rides we all had to meet at the trail head separately, I couldn’t come home first. I was running late so my friend & WOChrisL were kitted up waiting for me as I got ready & we rode. After the ride I went to put her bike in her car and her front QR was open already… Did you open the QR just now? No, why? Uh just wondering…. We rode roughly 25 miles, I have no clue how she didn’t notice the loose wheel but I’m guessing the lawyer tabs held the wheel on. I do all of the service & maintenance on her bike but make sure to check everything if she’s meeting me somewhere to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 16 Share #50 Posted February 16 2 hours ago, Longjohn said: On the Lynskey GR300 Facebook group people were always whining about the Lynskey thru axle quick release not staying tight. They all replaced them with Robert Axle Project Axles. They did so much whining that Lynskey now uses Robert Project Axles on their builds. I have never had a wheel come loose even slightly and I like not having to carry another tool. The TA’s come loose on my Ritchey as well. I notice the brakes will rub on the rotor if climbing out of the saddle. Quick tightening of the TA & it stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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