| Re: Skewer direction
Malcolm Smith wrote:
> The convention seems to be to insert the skewers of both wheels so that
> the lever is on the left and the nut on the right. Why?
>
> Malcolm
>
on the rear, you don't want the lever to foul the derailleur. on the
front, it's just aesthetics to follow the rear. unless it's mtb with
disk brake, in which case, some people use the lever on the right for
similar reasons and to have the adjusting nut serrations help hold the
axle more firmly.
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