I had them on my Qucikbeam, and hated them. More in principle than in practice as I didn't take the wheel off much. I love them on my Karate Monkey though. The forces of the disc brake and all the hits that bike gets makes me glad to have an extra retention system. It's a pain when putting it on the roof racks, but the extra 10 sec. doesn't bother me.
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 3:12 AM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com>wrote: > I have them on my Quickbeam, but not Bombadil. While I agree with > the gist of the article in the RR, about the tragedy of fool-proofing > everything in sight, the LLs on the QB do not really bother me. I > rarely remove the front wheel to fix a flat (schwalbe!) and when I do, > I'm not usually in a hurry. And even if I were, I can dial out the > QR to clear the lips and then dial it back in pretty fast. Now, the > articles on the Idaho Stop and helmet laws... with thoose I agree > down to the marrow. :D > > -Matt > > > > On May 6, 8:43 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > :( > > > > Darn, I loved the convenience of a quick flip, and even more the ease of > > reinstallation... Oh well, can't blame them. > > On May 6, 2011 5:42 PM, "Marty" <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > My new Waterford-built Bombadil has'm. I plan to use Pitlocks, so no > > > big deal. > > > > > On May 6, 4:49 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I just read the RR article about proper quick release usage. It's > > >> unfortunate to see that Grant was dragged into a lawsuit over an > > improperly > > >> installed wheel -- I really hope that he prevails! While I understand > > the > > >> need for some sort of retention device on low end bikes (**), it seems > > silly > > >> to put them on high end bikes. > > > > >> This got me to thinking... I didn't look closely at the fork dropouts > on > > the > > >> bikes when I was test riding: Will I find lawyer lips on my Waterford > > built > > >> AHH that's due to arrive in the new few weeks? > > > > >> Looking on Flickr I found some pictures that seem to indicate that I > > >> won't... > > > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/boxdogbikes/5061605656/ > > > > >> I surely hope not, though I'd understand if it were to happen. > > > > >> (**) A few months ago, while driving, I saw a teenage boy riding a > > >> department store bike with a floppy QR skewer on the sidewalk. I > pulled > > off > > >> into a parking lot and intercepted the rider to fix it for him, > worried > > that > > >> he'd go off a curb and lose the front wheel. I asked him if he knew > how > > it > > >> worked, and he had no clue. > > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@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. > > > > > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bunch@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.
