Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
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Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby Dr_Mutley » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:55 am
I'm after some new QRs.
Criteria include
#minimslistic
#black
#durable
#reasonably light weight (doesn't need to be uber weight weenie)
#not stupidly expensive!
What cool QRs are people rocking these days? These will be run on ENVE wheelsets. Links to where to get said QRs would be heaps appreciated too...
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby Mulger bill » Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:39 am
You're talking ENVE wheels not STARRS, is reasonably cheap the best idea?
In your shoes I'd be going down the Pinhead route, make it as hard as possible for some scumbag to lift those (S)exxy hoops.
Not to mention the sleek look that no lever gives your steed...
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby thecaptn » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:27 am
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RAVX-TITANIU ... 871&_uhb=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And some of these
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-43g-Ro ... 8026481%26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's zillions of QR's on Ebay.
The first ones I bought have carbon levers which look cool apart from the logo but they're good and strong.
If you were after the anti theft ones there's heaps of them too.
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby silentbutdeadly » Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:08 am
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby warthog1 » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:05 pm
What's the quality like on those? The price is right.thecaptn wrote:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-43g-Ro ... 8026481%26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's zillions of QR's on Ebay.
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby su-pista » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:49 pm
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Postby RonK » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:16 pm
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby il padrone » Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:38 pm
These skewers have a lower cam leverage ratio than closed-cam skewers, so often they cannot be closed as firmly; and they tend to have a flat alloy face to grip your drop-outs, rather than a serrated steel face that bites in much better.
Maybe mundane but more secure.
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby thecaptn » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:51 pm
I should have mentioned that I'd only just ordered these and they're in the mail, the others I linked to are very good skewers. I'll report on these as soon as I've had a chance to check them out.warthog1 wrote:What's the quality like on those? The price is right.thecaptn wrote:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-43g-Ro ... 8026481%26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There's zillions of QR's on Ebay.
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby ldrcycles » Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:37 pm
Spectacularly light and never had an issue with them. Sure there's a theoretical difference between open and closed cam QRs but on a road bike with rim brakes I think if you do them up properly either will do the job just fine.
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby DoubleSpeeded » Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:55 pm
i might post this up in the SALES section, i almost forgot.
ive got 2013 Zipp Black Stainless Steel Aero Quick Releases that are brand new in the packaging.
anyone interested?
its new because The front and rear got supplied with Zippy Super 9 Disc and Firecrest 808... which i dont need
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby antipodean » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:49 pm
Price?DoubleSpeeded wrote:speaking of Quick Releases...
i might post this up in the SALES section, i almost forgot.
ive got 2013 Zipp Black Stainless Steel Aero Quick Releases that are brand new in the packaging.
anyone interested?
its new because The front and rear got supplied with Zippy Super 9 Disc and Firecrest 808... which i dont need
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
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Re: Cool New QRs - What to Buy? Where?
Postby DoubleSpeeded » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:54 pm
what state or area you from?antipodean wrote:Price?DoubleSpeeded wrote:speaking of Quick Releases...
i might post this up in the SALES section, i almost forgot.
ive got 2013 Zipp Black Stainless Steel Aero Quick Releases that are brand new in the packaging.
anyone interested?
its new because The front and rear got supplied with Zippy Super 9 Disc and Firecrest 808... which i dont need
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