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 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. But with tabs it becomes a longer, slightly more > arduous process as it requires a delicate balancing act of having to > get in front of the bike in most cases, balancing the bike, getting > down there with both hands to unwind the QR far enough to get the > wheel out. > > On the other other hand, if you are one who tends to forget to > tighten, then it is for you god invented tabs. I'd suggest, if in > doubt, don't leave em out! > > On Nov 27, 6:01 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am lucky to be the owner of a new 64cm Quickbeam, that bought as a >> frameset and built up using pretty standard QB parts (thanks to >> Andrew >> for selling me the wheels!). Anyway I notice that the fork has a >> 'lawyer lip' on it, which is a bit odd for Rivendell frames. I've >> read in the RR that Rivendell usually gets their dropouts with the >> lip >> on them, but that they have their builders file them off. >> >> This is the first frame I've had that has had the lip on it. I >> know they are a relatively recent phenomenon (invention, I guess), >> and >> I've heard a lot about these things and how they are a PITA because >> they defeat the purpose of the Q/R, but I have to say, I don't see >> why >> they are so bad. In fact, I kind of like having it there. While >> I don't consider my self to be a _complete_ idiot (the jury's still >> out), there have been times when I've removed my front wheel and >> realized that the Q/R was not very tight at all (tight enough to hold >> maybe, but then again.. is it?), and thought in horror about all the >> times i'd popped the front wheel off the ground to clear a curb while >> moving at a good clip. Geez, I would think, how close was I to >> eating asphalt? As for it defeating the purpose of the Q/R, you can >> still remove the wheel by hand quite easily, so my question is, >> what's >> the big deal? OK, so it's some extra metal to protect you from >> yourself- is that so bad? >> >> Do all Quickbeams feature the dropout lip? What do other QB owners >> think of them? > > -- > > 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 > . > > -- 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.
