Hi all, first bike with a quick release. Just wondering if this looks correct after tightening? Should the forks be just barely over the hollow axle? Thank you for any help.
by jnblga
Hi all, first bike with a quick release. Just wondering if this looks correct after tightening? Should the forks be just barely over the hollow axle? Thank you for any help.
by jnblga
6 Comments
Your dropouts are damaged and badly bent.
Looks fine to me. Just a pro tip. The quick release lever should close towards the rear end of the bike not the front. Apparently there are good reasons for this but most of all it looks cooler! 😉
Those dropouts are toast. YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR FRONT DROPOUTS TO FAIL! When they do there is nothing between your face and the ground.
The drop outs are definitely bent. There’s no way to correctly tighten the quick release. That’s a no ride for me until fixed. YMMV.
Looks like they tried to put a narrower front wheel on and cranked it down as tight as they could. Fork dropouts are ruined.
Thank you everyone for the warning. I’ll look into replacement or a new bike.