Non driveside chainstay protector

[Yellow Saddle]

I ran a washer on the tarmac for a good few hundred miles with no movement, whenever it was taken out i coudlnt get to the end of the street without it rubbing , could you link me or reccomend me a good skewer then?

Anything with a Shimano or Campag badge on.

 

[Pale Rider]

Look for an enclosed cam skewer.

It will probably be Shimano or Campag because I believe they hold relevant patents.

Other companies are forced to come up with different designs, which in this case are inferior.

Sheldon explains why internal is good here:

http://sheldonbrown.com/skewers.html

 

[screenman]

I shall try it. Does the baking powder react with the glue or is it inert and only act as a sturdy filler?

They react together, to form a very hard lump. Now is this what Qbond is, let me know what you think.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

They react together, to form a very hard lump. Now is this what Qbond is, let me know what you think.

Yup, Q-bond is like that, just black. It machines nicely too.

 

[Drago]

I'd also for heli tape. Use genuine 3M stuff and it'll last long enough for you to hear the noise and stop the bike to investigate.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Magic bonds and tapes are curing the symptom, not the disease. Do what Yellow Saddle suggests and get some proper QR skewers.

 

[jack smith]

The tape would just be for reassurance if it DID happen again, when it happened yesterday i was going up a 20 percent grade i thought it was break rub and dint think much of it for about 20 metres

 

[screenman]

Yup, Q-bond is like that, just black. It machines nicely too.

I know what it is we have had it around for a long time in the motor trade, but is it black baking soda? Very close if it is not, wait till you try it.

 

[TheDoctor]

But surely most bikes now have vertical dropouts? In which case the wheel won't move however loose the skewer is?

 

[Yellow Saddle]

But surely most bikes now have vertical dropouts? In which case the wheel won't move however loose the skewer is?

Well, almost vertical but the point is that the axle stub eats the inside of the dropout as well, effectively widening the slot.

Remember, that a bicycle is essentially a truss, with a potential space-frame at the back. I say potential, because for it to be a spaceframe, the axle has to be rigidly attached, which it isn't with poor QRs. Therefore it moves and frets and deteriorates. Add grit and sludge in the mix and you soon have an ex-frame.

 

[TheDoctor]

Gotcha.

 

[jack smith]

@TheDoctor Basically one can sit higher than the other causing it to rub

 

[Yellow Saddle]

@TheDoctor Basically one can sit higher than the other causing it to rub

Because it is either worn away or made badly. Equal score for both reasons.