stewie911 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I fit the wheel with the skewer totally loose. I put the bike on the gorund to ensure the axle seats properly in the dropouts. I then close the skewer and start tightening the nut as tight as I can...... ie finger tight. I then open the skewer and tighten the nut a little more. I then close the lever...... it must be so tight that it leaves a little mark on my hand palm. I also ensure that all moving parts on the skewer are lubricated properly. I also line the lever up behind the fork and behind the seatstay so it cannot inadvertantly catch anything in loossen the lever by accident....... tjorts smaak in jou se mond as dit gebeur!!!!!!!! This I do the opposite. That stupid racing snake in me keeps telling me it will be quicker to open during a race.
chris_w_65 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I saw an oke tapping his closed with a rubber mallet once.....Politely pointed out that it wasn't quite the right way to do it, got told in an extremely curt tone "Not to worry, I'm technically minded" ... Don't know how technically minded he was, but I reckon he at least qualified as a numbnut! Ya, he must be stupid, a plastic mallet works much better than a rubber mallet
chris_w_65 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 In our next exciting instalment: Valve caps - plastic or alloy? By last night's nipple thread and todays skewer thread I am guessing Big H is bored. Why don't you pick a fight Big H?
'Dale Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 In our next exciting instalment: Valve caps - plastic or alloy? :lol:
Guest Big H Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 This I do the opposite. That stupid racing snake in me keeps telling me it will be quicker to open during a race. Sit so bietjie tjorts in jou mond sodat jy solank kan proe hoe dit proe wanneer dit gebeur.
'Dale Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 My skewers is in complete alignment with my frame kinda parallel - slightly out of the way of any impact of a crash... [hope that makes sense
chris_w_65 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 My skewers is in complete alignment with my frame kinda parallel - slightly out of the way of any impact of a crash... [hope that makes sense Dude, if you are busy crashing then the last thing you need to worry about is your skewer coming loose
Grebel Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Dude, if you are busy crashing then the last thing you need to worry about is your skewer coming loose Or is that the reason for the crash....
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