How To Install Bicycle Quick Release Skewer
James from bicycles online shows us how to install a quick release skewer on a road bike.
How to install bicycle quick release skewer. Insert the trainer skewer into the wheel with the quick release lever facing the left side of the bicycle. Gently compress the spring with the cap and slowly turn the cap just enough to get it attached without falling off. I do the conversion on a rear wheel in the video but the process is about the same for the front. The quick release still works without the springs but installation of the wheel is more difficult because the skewer must be centered by hand before the axle will slide into the dropouts.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next. I show how to convert a solid axle to a quick release axle on a bolt on bike wheel. You will then be able to thread the nut on far enough for the quick release to engage properly. The adjusting nut generally has a friction insert so the wheel can usually be removed and reinstalled without readjustment except if a front fork has a.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next. The best way to do it is to install the skewer is to first remove the skewer from the bike and thread the nut all the way on a few times to break it in. It is important however that you have your wheels firmly seated in the dropouts before tightening the lever. Put the spring on with the smaller end aiming toward the wheel.
Installing new bicycle skewers is a simple procedure that requires no tools and only a little axle grease to accomplish. As your bicycle gets older your skewers may become worn or damaged and need replacing or you might want to upgrade to a better set of skewers. To change a quick release skewer you do not need any tools since the lever and cap can be tightened and loosened by hand. This 1927 italian invention is a rod that is threaded on 1 end and contains a lever operated cam system on the other end.
A quick release skewer is essentially the axle of a bicycle wheel.