:( 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. >
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