Bicycle PSA-Skewer me

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 09/30/2015 at 14:13 • Filed to: None

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Don’t be stupid and let your quick release lever skewer your disc brake. Just put it on the other side. That way if you don’t close it properly it will not result in immediate death, not fiery death, just some kind of blunt force trauma.

http://quickreleaserecall.com/#jp-carousel-9…

64Mali > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 14:17

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Or you know, actually close the lever so your skewer doesn’t fall out..

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 14:20

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Its best practice to put the skewer on the opposite side of the disc, for many reasons, though I can’t say I’ve ever seen this one.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 09/30/2015 at 14:27

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I totally agree. Back in the day we put them on the non disc side because of the rumor that if anyting touched the disc it would immediately melt and stop working.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > 64Mali 09/30/2015 at 14:28

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You wold be supprised how many people don’t know how to do this, it’s probably >75%.

Ash78, voting early and often > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 14:36

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DO NOT REPLACE YOUR SKEWER IF:

-You want to do sick RWD burnouts

64Mali > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 14:42

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I’m kind of depressed now..

Mattbob > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 14:50

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haha what the hell.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 15:02

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Disc?!? We don’t need no stinkin’ disc!

Stay old-school and stick with cantilevers, or if you must, V-Brakes. Either way, no worries about skewering your disc.

PowderHound > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 15:25

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I always flip mine up along the fork.

Brickman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 15:51

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Is that some sort of parking brake?

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > HammerheadFistpunch 09/30/2015 at 16:00

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The skewer should never be on the side of where the derailleur hangs. They should have just stuck with locking skewers

tromoly > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/30/2015 at 22:17

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A skewer should never self-open when installed properly, between my brother and I we’ve had 20+ bikes with skewers and never, ever had an issue with skewers meeting brake discs, let alone skewers unlocking on their own.