My Canti Rom has a lip. newenglandbike 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. > > > > >
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