Sponge Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 (edited) ; Edited March 15, 2015 by Sponge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 In theory cutting threads would be fine yeah?Unfortunately not... as Ali said, you need the two 5mm allen key fittings to get the hub apart and there's not enough meat in the axle to allow you to tap a thread in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 There's nothing wrong with a QR on the front, I used one for ages and it was great. Just use it or get a different hub.The Tart has spoken so it can't be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 (edited) , Edited March 15, 2015 by Sponge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Much easier to readjust and refit a QR wheel if it does move - A friend of mine has his bolted wheel come loose regularly when he comes up short on gaps and lands on the bashguard/crank. If he hasn't an allen key handy that's his ride over... You can replace QR's with anti-theft bolts (They go the full way through the hub like the skewer). Only get the ones with 5mm allen key heads - there a quite a lot of 4mm ones around and they never do up tight enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I had that quick release above on my mountain bike i done a wheelie and when i landed it snapped and the wheel fell apart and i almost died! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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