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Bickering about bicycles, now with occasional tips about motorised vehicles
SubaruStephen:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 01 Aug 2014, 05:03 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 31 Jul 2014, 23:21 ---A high-end TREK bicycle comes in at less than that... though at $1,979, with tax added it probably nicks that total.
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That's... not high-end, and Trek's got a bike over $10k.
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My Uncle bought one of those, it's insanely light, I can literally pick it up with one finger.
Akima:
Does anyone own a Trek? If so, this might be of interest.
The potential for serious problems if QR skewers are improperly used is one of the reasons why I think they are a silly idea unless you're taking part in a cycle-sport where quick wheel-changing is important. Seriously, just use a nutted axle and carry a spanner.
pwhodges:
The problem is only if you don't do up the catch. I dare say there are dangers if you don't do up your wheel nuts as well.
The Seldom Killer:
The likelihood of failure is roughly the same but the consequences are potentially far worse. I'm hesitant as to whether this warrants a recall but clearly Trek have gone through their calculations and determined it to be a cost they would rather bear.
Mind you, despite over a decade with a majority of my wheels being quick release, I've never failed to do them up and noticed pretty quickly on the one bike I got on where someone had.
Akima:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 27 Apr 2015, 12:27 ---I dare say there are dangers if you don't do up your wheel nuts as well.
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I agree, but threaded nuts are something that most people understand pretty well because they are so widely used. QRs are more complex and you have to learn how to use them*. Of course there is a wider problem here of casual cyclists receiving little, if any, guidance or training, especially if they buy their bike somewhere other than a bike-shop (though there are plenty of crappy bike-shops around too). The prevalence of "lawyer lips" on the front forks of many bikes (which remove the advantage of QR attachment anyway), is more evidence of this.
*I don't agree with the author of that article on QRs vs. nutted axles, but it illustrates the point.
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