On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 13:53 -0700, William wrote: > "Now try that one-handed." > > Why? So you can hold an espresso in the other hand? :)
No, because that's normally how you remove and replace a wheel. One hand holds the frame, one hand inserts the wheel and then locks down the quick release. It's also how you attach a bike to a roof rack. It's what "quick releases" are all about. They are not meant to be wing nuts. > > If by one handed you mean one hand on the handlebars for when you lift > the front end of the bike off the front wheel, then the way I've done > it (without really thinking about it) was to use my left calf on the > nut side. Probably this is grounds for another youtube movie for > those who can't visualize it. > > The bike shop I worked at the longest period of time included new > bikes stored on hooks with the front wheel off. So, for about 7 > years, I probably put on and took off between 30 and 100 front wheels > per day on a bike with lawyer lips. It works like this: > > Taking the wheel off: > > 0. Open front brake QR as necessary > 1. Left hand holds the bars at the stem > 2. Right hand opens skewer > 3. Left calf pressed onto QR nut > 4. Right hand unscrews QR 4 full revolutions > 5. Left hand lifts and balances front end of bike > 6. Right hand grabs front wheel > > Putting the wheel on > > 0. Left hand holds and balances front end of bike by holding bars at > the center > 1. Right hand holds front wheel > 2. Left hand lowers fork tips onto front wheel > 3. Left calf pressed onto QR nut > 4. Right hand screws down open QR skewer 4 full revolutions > 5. Right hand closes QR skewer > 6. Attach front brake as necessary I'm sorry, but compared to how a real quick release (without lawyer lips) works, this sounds to me like a circus act. All you need is a few clowns running around for comic effect. Or maybe lawyers? -- 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.
