Surely there must be some tool....

[scaredycat]

....other than a handy male that can help a weakling do up her quick release tight enough?

Anyone know of any specific gadgets? Or Caggy and Aggy style tips?

I can undo them ok, it is just doing them back up, which I can only do when they are very (too much so) loose.

[thistle]

Use the palm of your hand to push it rather than your fingers
Some sort of tube that provides a bit more leverage, but not too much or it will bend the QR lever
Take it to bits and clean/grease it lightly so it slides around the cam easier.

[flexcycles]

That gnome avatar of yours would be able to exert enough pressure to close a Q/R, you will be able too.

[scaredycat]

Its weird because I used to be able to years ago, but for some reason I just dont have the strength......bad left arm might be something to do with it, but that doesnt excuse the right ...probably technique too, so I shall try out your ideas and techniques Pete cheers.

Oh dear...I just went down to give it a go, and it seems that I cant get them undone either, lol...I'll get a spanner to use as a leaver or something later on and see what happens.

[christian]

Bit of grease behind cam of the quick release helps no end!

[Russ]

Keep em clean, but there's no way I'd have any sort of grease or lubricant on that part of a QR, grease on the skewer shaft itself yes to stop it seizing in the hub, but if your QR comes loose when you are riding then you could come to a nasty end!

Small ring spanner works well for a bit of extra leverage, but to be honest out on the trail when you are wearing your gloves you can put a bit of extra pressure onto undoing/doing them due the extra padding.

Read the fitting the wheel section of this guide for tips

www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/tire-and-tube-removal-and-installaton

[motoxman]

Nov 5, 2011 20:25:11 GMT Russ said:

Keep em clean, but there's no way I'd have any sort of grease or lubricant on that part of a QR, grease on the skewer shaft itself yes to stop it seizing in the hub, but if your QR comes loose when you are riding then you could come to a nasty end!

I swapped over to Hope skewers a few months back and they became very stiff to close and nigh on impossible to open. Emailed Hope and their advice was to put a bit of grease on the contact surfaceswhere they move against each other.

Also spoke to Nick at 69 Cycles yesterday about this specific problem and he suggested copper grease/slip should be used as opposed to standard grease as it will remain in situ longer

I'm going to be going with the copper slip option...if they are at the correct tension they shouldn't come undone whilst riding

[scaredycat]

Russ and motoxman --- Thanks for the advise guys! Yes, I am going to get a few bits and bobs in the coming days and have an experiment...see if I can get them undone before Flex's maintenance session on Friday, and if not then I guess he and the others attending can help me suss it out.

[Branwen]

I have the same problem weirdly! On one bike the quick release lever is easy enough to open / close; but on my older bike it's almost impossible to open and I too have to rely on the nearest handy guy... who usually isn't that impressed

[scaredycat]

SO GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!

I think it might be what some of the guys were saying about the QR needing a little oiling in the right way. Hopefully mr flex cycles might cover this a bit tmw, you should come there is space for one more. Its at 3:30, what time does school finish?

[Branwen]

School finishes half past ... where would I need to get to though?

[scaredycat]

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