WHEEL QUICK RELEASE USAGE
Riding with an improperly adjusted wheel quick release can
allow the wheel to wobble or fall off the bicycle, which can
cause serious injury or death.
Therefore, it is essential that you:
1. Ask your dealer or a local bike shop to help you make
sure you know how to install and remove your wheels
safely.
2. Understand and apply the correct technique for
clamping your wheel in place with a quick release.
3. Each time, before you ride the bike, check that the
wheel is securely clamped.
Installing a quick release front wheel
In a quick release system, the wheel hub is clamped in
place by the force of the quick release cam pushing against
one dropout and pulling the tension-adjusting nut, by way
of the skewer, against the other dropout. (Please refer to
the illustrations below.) The amount of clamping force is
controlled by the adjustment of the tension-adjusting nut.
Turning the tension-adjusting nut clockwise while keeping
the cam lever from rotating increases clamping force;
turning it counterclockwise while keeping the cam lever from
rotating reduces clamping force. Less than half a turn of the
tension-adjusting nut can make the difference between safe
clamping force and unsafe clamping force.
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