Questions tagged [quick-release]
Fittings, usually for wheels and saddle-posts, with a lever at one end so you can open them by hand, instead of using a spanner.
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Locking option for a 100mm quickrelease?
I recently got a Ride1Up LMT'D, and it came with a quick release for the front wheel. According to their support, it's 100mm wide, and I can't seem to find a 100mm pinhead or similar product :( Any ...
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Are locknut forks and quick release forks the same and interchangeable?
I have a frame+fork that had old style locknuts on the wheels. I used those wheels for a project. Now I want to put wheels back onto this frame, but I only have quick release wheels in the same size.
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12×142 wheels in 10×135 frame?
let me first say that I don't have a lot of experience on this topic so my questions will basically be two-fold: First ask if my observations and assumptions about the gear I have is correct and then ...
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What are the dimensions of a Trek Marlin 7 rear wheel quick release skewer?
My Trek Marlin 7 is size large and has 29-inch wheels. I want to replace the broken quick release skewer of the rear wheel and I need help finding a suitable replacement.
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Rear 146cm hub axle (quick release) for a frame with 130mm Over Locknut dimension?
I have rear wheel (freewheel) that I can reuse for an older bicycle (130mm between dropouts) .
As the source bicycle frame has more width than necessary for this hub, there are metallic washers that I ...
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Through axle to quick release conversions
I have a haibike trekking sduro 4 ebike, I recently bought a new new set of wheels, mistakenly I’ve bought through axle, my bike is quick release, will a conversion kit cure the problem, as I really ...
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Wheel for 15mm x 110mm QR thru axle
I have a 2017 Genesis Datum 10 gravel bike. I'm looking to get an extra set of wheels fitted with road tyres, to allow easy swapping between "gravel" and "road" modes.
The front ...
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Rear quick release axle for DISC vs V-Brakes?
I'm replacing the rear axle (quick release) for a bicycle with V-brakes.
Can I use an axle from the another bicycle wheel which has disc brakes to replace it?
Or would the two axles differ/be ...
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Rear wheel is loose, but only at a specific place
My rear wheel has some loose, but only at a specific place/angle on the wheel. That means that the wheel is tight everywhere, except for a zone of about 30 degrees, where it's loose.
It's a quick ...
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Montague FIT folding bike with “snaking” frame
My 2012 Montague FIT folding bike has started to “snake” especially when riding at speed downhill. I have tightened the frame quick release and inspected and tightened the pivot nut but the snaking ...
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How do I Remove a Quick-release Skewer when the Plastic Nut Spins?
How do I remove (entirely) a quick release axle that free spins because the metal "adjustment nut" opposite the lever free spins inside the plastic outer nut?
I can't obliterate the plastic ...
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Can I convert my Trek Marlin 7 frame to thru axle?
I just got my trek marlin 7 bike and was wondering if I can convert it to TA( through axle).
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How do I identify the correct replacement cones, or the right cones+axle?
In this video the "path" left by the ball bearings in the cone is quite wide
whereas the path in my cone (on a road bike) is very narrow. I am wondering if perhaps the narrow path meant ...
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Quick release stuck
My bike front wheel is stuck. The quick release system is broken I think.
I tightened it with the long part now I can't close it, but the wheel is still stuck.
I can still use the bike but the wheel ...
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Can QR cause Brinelling in hub bearing?
I received a new bike with a rough front hub bearing. Turning the axle indexing is noticeable, that when slowly turning the bearing it repeatedly snaps into the same position.
It is a cup-and-cone ...
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How to find which quick release to buy
I own a Serious Rockville Hardtail MTB 27.5' bike from 2019. Recently the quick release from the rear wheel got stolen.
As the axle is still in place, I was thinking to buy a quick release online and ...
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Adjust brakes to avoid deflating tire for removal
Is there a way to adjust the front brakes on my Specialized bicycle so I don't have to deflate the tire to remove it?
The bike has a side-pull brake with a lever that provides extra space between the ...
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Bent axle causing hub to loosen, the other way round, or axle gradually bending?
Getting ready for a recent tour I noticed a little play in my back wheel with an intermittent clunking noise as well, so adjusted the cones. The feeling afterwards wasn't perfect, but I put that down ...
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How to attach thru-axle wheels to a truing stand designed for QR wheels?
I have a rather cheap wheel truing stand, bought from here: https://www.rosebikes.fi/rose-wheel-truing-stand-553816 (it was a fraction of the price it sells for now when I bought it). The truing stand ...
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Should front fork sit directly on the axle thread?
I was taking off my front wheel and realized that the actual fork sits directly onto the threaded part of the axle.
Wouldn't this ruin the threads?
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Thule jogging kit twisted?
I recently bought a Thule CX2 Chariot with jogging kit. The front wheel tracks to the right.
The jogging kit consists of two aluminium arms, a wheel and a quick release skewer.
When I look at the arms,...
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Lights that don’t use o-rings [closed]
I’ve looked through this site and couldn’t find a question asking the same. Sorry if this is a duplicate. Also, apologies as I’m posting on phone.
Are there any bike light sets that don’t rely on the ...
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Does tightening a QR skewer in different ways affect wheel alignment?
Logic tells me no, but if I refit my disc brake wheel and the disc is rubbing slightly on the caliper, if I undo the QR lever, tighten the nut on the other side clockwise and loosen the QR the same ...
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Should the tightness of the QR skewer (rear wheel) affect the freewheel
The tighter I fit my rear QR, the less freely my rear wheel spins. It’s very noticeable.
Problem is that when I have the QR quite loose I tend to get a creaky noise from the rear axle under load but ...
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How do you tighten a Hope seat post quick release?
I have a couple of these Hope seat post quick release, but I realised I don't know how to tighten it. I am referring to the adjustment on the bolt (not the qr lever).
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Which road rear hubs have 135mm O.L.D., disc brakes, are quick release and have at least 32 holes?
So, my Cannondale Synapse (2017) which I regret every day getting for causing so many different problems needs a new rear wheel. Its O.L.D. is 135mm, with disc brake, quick release and uses a Shimano ...
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Damaged QR on Allez Elite
Question: What is the correct way to replace a damaged QR on a Specialized Allez Elite ?
I broke this whilst trying to open the QR. It was extremely tight. I tapped with a hammer (I know not bright) ...
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Are freewheels really that prone and susceptible to bent axles?
I'm 90kg (198pounds) and I have a 27.5 hard tail mtb 9 speed freewheel and it is quick release. I only use my mtb as a commuter on roads and never on trail. I run my tires at 35-40psi.
Ever since i ...
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Can I replace a quick release skewer by something that needs a wrench to open?
I have an old Motobecane with quick release skewers in both wheels (700mm wheels), that I only use for short commutes (so I don't use the quick release function if there is a flat; [also hadn't have a ...
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Is it possible that a too tight rear wheel quick release can cause shifting issues?
It seems that is the case with my rear QR/derailleur. If QR is really tight it's impossible to get the shifting quite right. Could it be because of material fatigue in my derailleur hanger? It's been ...
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Quick release prevents wheel spinning freely
I just got brand new wheels for my road bike. All was looking great until I tightened the quick release on the front wheel (not too tight, I can close it with just my thumb and one finger) and now ...
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Freewheel and quick release
I got myself a bike to fix up. I changed the freewheel on it but I don't know how to position the nut after I put on the new freewheel.
If I screw it on too deep the chain will be too close to the ...
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Grease or anti-seize for alloy thru-axle-to-QR adapter?
I've got a 26" front wheel with HB-M758 15x100mm thru-axle hub that I'll be using on a QRx100mm front fork. Going to install my alloy 15mm-to-QR axle adapter, it's a tight fit, which is good. Since ...
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Can I replace QR front wheel with bolt-on?
The 27x1 1/4 steel QR front wheel on my 1985 Raleigh Grand Prix has a bend; not just not true, it is bent. I cannot find a replacement wheel, but have a 27x1 1/4 steel wheel with a bolt-on axel. Is ...
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Grinding sound from rear quick release
I heard a grinding noise from the rear wheel on my mountain bike. I took out the quick release and saw that it's full of dust. Before my last long ride, I serviced my rear hub by removing the cassette,...
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Disc brake rotor scraping against mounting bracket
(My question is related to Rear disc brake rotor rubbing against caliper frame mount? but I hope to provide some more context & photos.)
I have a Rocky Mountain Edge mountain bike (possibly 2011 ...
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Disc brake fork with QR and vertical dropouts: worrisome?
The pic below is from the fork of a 2020 Kona CoCo. Eyeballing it, it seems to me that an arc around the disc caliper contact point would pass straight through the dropout. Should this be worrisome? ...
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Can disc brakes cause front quick-release to loosen?
I just purchased a Yuba Spicy Curry Bosch cargo bike with disk brakes and quick release skewers on both wheels. I haven't had any issues with it so far, in fact, I love riding it, but I have read that ...
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Can I replace my mountain bike's back wheel quick release?
I was wondering if there is a way to replace my bike's rear quick release with something which would be harder for someone to steal.
At the moment all that someone has to do is pull the leaver and ...
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Am I able to replace the bolt in the hub to be quick release on a back wheel?
I have this wheel and want to replace the skewer that it is tightened with to a quick release fitting is this possible?
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Can you change your skewer frame into to thru axle one?
I have a frame that uses QR skewers. Can I modify the frame to use thru axles?Has anyone done it??
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Reassembling rear wheel hub
I have a ten year old decathlon cheapo bike and I wanted to take out the axle out of the rear wheel to see if I could replace it with a quick release mechanism and also learn a bit about how it works (...
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Replaced axle and now clunking in back
I finally got a rear axle replaced, and all new cones on a new axle... I assembled it back together with 7 or 8 of the bearings in on each side and some grease, put it all back together, put the ...
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Converting quick release to solid axle
I want to swap out my front wheel (solid axle) with another wheel (quick release axle). Issue is, I DO NOT want to use quick release for various reasons.
I have tried janking out the quick release ...
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Surly Ogre thru axle fork options
I just picked up a Surly Ogre frame and I already have a set of 12mm thru axle wheels (12x142 rear, 12x100 front). The Ogre rear dropout is thru axle ready, but I'm trying to figure out my options for ...
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What are my options - TA to QR conversion
I’ve just bought these wheels on gumtree and didn’t realise they were thru axle as I require quick release for my cx bike (BH RX team cross 2014 https://issuu.com/bhbikesusa/docs/bh_bikes_2014-...
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Quick release and tires moving in the frame?
I have a Schwinn Boundary 2017 and it came with a quick-release front wheel. I noticed that no matter how tight I put the skewer it would be in a different position after extreme braking.
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Can I replace my road bike's front wheel quick release with any quick release?
I lost my road bike's quick release. Pictured are what I lost. Do I need to find a specific quick release that fits, or does one size fit all/most?
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Can I fix or replace the quick release lever on my thru axle?
I've got a problem with the quick release lever on the front thru axle of the bike I use for a short commute (a several-years old Motobecane Fantom Cross Outlaw, FWIW).
The last time I tried to ...
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Bike axle block/reverse chain tug?
I just recently obtained a classic style bike frame that has horizontal fork-ends (people call them dropouts but they're different).
I wanted to use hollow axles and skewers on this bike but I think ...
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