Not a cure, BUT...

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

With all the talk going around about wheel ejection with
front disc brakes, I refrained from filing the retention
tabs (a.k.a."lawyer lips"😉 off my front forks. I also
didn't want to void the warrantee.

So I've been loosening/tightening the locknut on my QR
every time I remove/install the wheel. Annoying, but
better safe than sorry, right?

Then I found these skewers at Supergo:

supergo.comprofile.cfmOpen ↗
62&searchtext=&re ferpage=

Quoted message said:

You're right. Not a cure.

Greg

gOn Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:40:32 -0500 (EST), [email hidden]

(Chris Zacho 'The Wheelman') said:

With all the talk going around about wheel ejection with
front disc brakes, I refrained from filing the retention
tabs (a.k.a."lawyer lips"😉 off my front forks. I also
didn't want to void the warrantee.

So I've been loosening/tightening the locknut on my QR
every time I remove/install the wheel. Annoying, but better
safe than sorry, right?

Then I found these skewers at Supergo:

supergo.comprofile.cfmOpen ↗
262&searchtext=&referpage=

They come as a pair. One front, which I put on the front
wheel, and one rear (I extended the threads on the rear
further down the skewer and shortened it so I could use it
for my truck's bike rack).

Granted, they AREN'T A CURE, they only relieve the
symptoms. But until this issue is resolved, at least I
don't have to put up with the inconvenience.

Comments?

Personally, I'd be cautious about these.

My thinking is that he Weyless locking skewers have a longer
"throw" for the same rotation of the QR lever. This means
they have a higher mechanical advantage than a standard QR.

The accepted wisdom being that a properley adjusted QR
should mark your palm when you close it, I can't see the
Weyless skewers providing the same clamping force as
standard skewers when used by people of average strength. I
just don't think they will be willing and/or able to apply
the extra force on the lever to tension the skewer to the
same level they could with a standard QR.

Vic.

On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 08:15:11 +0100, Vic
<[email hidden]> wrote: Curses! You
get a lower o/p force, for the same i/p force, hence the
mechanical advantage is LOWER.

Still means the clamping force is lower, tho.

Chris Zacho said:

With all the talk going around about wheel ejection with
front disc brakes, I refrained from filing the retention
tabs (a.k.a."lawyer lips"😉 off my front forks. I also
didn't want to void the warrantee. So I've been
loosening/tightening the locknut on my QR every time I
remove/install the wheel. Annoying, but better safe than
sorry, right? Then I found these skewers at Supergo: http-
://www.supergo.com/profile.cfm?LPROD_ID=24018&lmfg_id=262-
&searchtext=&referpage=

-snip- (product is an exposed cam with long travel)

OK, but that style of quick release has it s own issues.

Here's another approach to your interest:
yellowjersey.orgONE UP.JPGOpen ↗

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