I swear on my life I didn’t steal this bike. Got it off Facebook and just noticed the weird skewer caps. Trying to flip to the fixed side of the hub. How do I remove it?
by evanssinatra
I swear on my life I didn’t steal this bike. Got it off Facebook and just noticed the weird skewer caps. Trying to flip to the fixed side of the hub. How do I remove it?
by evanssinatra
3 Comments
Somewhere in a move I’d lost the key to my Pinhead locks, similar setup as what you’ve got. I used this:
[https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gator-Grip-3-8-in-Universal-Socket-with-Power-Drill-Adapter-ETC120A/100351756](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gator-Grip-3-8-in-Universal-Socket-with-Power-Drill-Adapter-ETC120A/100351756)
Bit finicky, but it worked enough to swap them out for standard QR skewers.
Simply remove the nut on the axle in your 2nd photo. You’ll probably have to use a wrench to secure the cap on the other side while you remove the nut.
I’ve used a pin punch to start the threads loose. Or you could file flats for a wrench.