> I have QR skewers in my Sam because I often put it in or on vehicles, > and often have my wheels off when I'm messing with bike parts for fun. > They are handy for that.
As long as one keeps ones tools handy, it is not all that much faster to remove a tire with a quick release skewer than one with a Pitlock. I take my pitlock and bolted solid axle Maxicar wheels off frequently. Well under a minute to do so. On Jan 8, 6:43 pm, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use VO skewers on my commuter. Truth is, you are only relying on the > skewer to thwart opportunistic thiefs. > If you have a $1500 wheelset that a pro wants, he'll get it. Pitlock > or not. It probably just as easy for them to take the whole bike. > I have QR skewers in my Sam because I often put it in or on vehicles, > and often have my wheels off when I'm messing with bike parts for fun. > They are handy for that. > > On Jan 8, 3:52 pm, Travis <travisbreitenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I own both Pitlock and VO skewers. There is no comparison of course. I > > don't know why, but the VO skewers have sort of a knurled surface on > > the outside, so it looks like they could be opened with a good set of > > pliers. Also, keys for those hex-pin bolts can be had at most hardware > > stores. I'd say the VO skewer provides just a tad more security than > > an allen bolt skewer. I use mine on a wheel which I wouldn't really > > mind replacing because it's nearing the end of it's useful life > > anyway. > > > The Pitlock design is really much further advanced than any other > > locking skewers out there. I see two ways to defeat it, but they > > require quite a bit of ingenuity. I live in NYC and use them on a > > decent wheelset. I have enough faith in them that I lock only my frame > > which is tremendously freeing. I carry one of the Pit keys on a large > > key ring with my keys and this gives me just enough torque to adjust > > them if needed. Also, I use them on a bike with horizontal drop-outs > > even though you're not supposed to. It's been holding up fine. Of > > course, this bike has a freewheel - I would not try this with a SS/ > > fixed set-up. > > > Travis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
