[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-30 Thread Jock Scott
I suppose it's only a big deal if you'd prefer to have them, but your fork doesn't. You can't file them on. -- 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

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-28 Thread GeorgeS
I'm a lawyer and I resent the fact that these things are connected with the honorable profession, defenders of liberty, officers of the courts and all that. GeorgeS New Orleans On Nov 27, 3:46 pm, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: I just filed my Quickbeam lawyer lips off

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread eflayer
I believe for many/most they are a PITA due to the many extra turns one has to do of the lever required to remove or install the wheel. It is handy to be able to simply hold the bike in one hand, flip the lever with the other, and then give the wheel a quick rap to disengage from the fork ends.

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
I am never in such a hurry to remove my front wheel that I can't take 8 extra seconds to unscrew the qr a few turns. Lawyer lips serve a purpose, and I'd rather have them than not. On Nov 27, 8:01 am, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote: I am lucky to be the owner of a new 64cm

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread Angus
I am also the lucky owner of a not so new 64cm Quickbeam. My lawer tabs seem to have worn away due to accidental contact with a file Given the choice, I prefer not to have the extra tabs. Angus On Nov 27, 8:01 am, newenglandbike matthiasbe...@gmail.com wrote: I am lucky to be the owner of

Re: [RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com wrote: I am never in such a hurry to remove my front wheel that I can't take 8 extra seconds to unscrew the qr a few turns. Lawyer lips serve a purpose, and I'd rather have them than not. In a fit of pique

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread newenglandbike
Hmm, I can definitely see the annoyance from that standpoint. I usually don't remove either wheel unless I've already got the bike upside down on the ground, which is unnecessary but it's a habit nonetheless. On Nov 27, 10:10 am, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote: I believe for many/most they

Re: [RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread rswat...@me.com
I just dremel mine off. I recently saw a special quick release skewer online somewhere that somehow, once you set it up, opened wide enough to pass over the lips, and didn't require all that twisting. Cheers, Ryan On Nov 27, 2009, at 8:10, eflayer eddie.fla...@att.net wrote: I believe

Re: [RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread rswat...@me.com
Found it! http://cgi.ebay.com/Soleus-Smart-Quick-Release-for-front-hubs-NOS_W0QQitemZ170412060627QQcategoryZ56197QQcmdZViewItem On Nov 27, 2009, at 10:56, rswat...@me.com rswat...@me.com wrote: I just dremel mine off. I recently saw a special quick release skewer online somewhere that

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread George Schick
Disc brakes, as stated, and also when a dynamo is used I believe. On Nov 27, 11:03 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com wrote: I am never in such a hurry to remove my front wheel that I can't take 8

[RBW] Re: Fork dropouts: lawyer lip

2009-11-27 Thread Philip Williamson
I just filed my Quickbeam lawyer lips off after 5 1/2 years. It took about five minutes with a file. It never was an issue until I got a dynohub. Lining up the connectors, then keeping the bike upright while holding both ends of the QR to twirl it down was too much fussiness compressed into too