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Another EPIC kickstarter? – Quickcaps

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  • October 6, 2014 at 8:56 am #816631
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    Sevenfold

    Alternatively, use pitlock
    Alternatively, use pitlock skewers. Also available for stem, seatpost etc.

    http://www.stolenbristolbikes.com/2012/09/review-pitlock-security-skewers.html

    October 6, 2014 at 2:26 am #816629
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    Sidi 700c

    Typical solution to a problem
    Typical solution to a problem that does not exist.

    Undo the quick release and lock it up with the frame and other wheel. Problem soleved

    October 5, 2014 at 6:34 pm #816627
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    Welsh boy

    We really are in trouble when
    We really are in trouble when a quality inspector in the aerospace industry doesn’t know what the unit of force is! 3 years of training and various qualifications and he still doesn’t know the basics. Why would you invest your money in this chap’s products?

    October 5, 2014 at 6:25 am #816625
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    MaxP

    Can someone test them out on
    Can someone test them out on the winter roads full of Sal and crud, then give a review please.

    October 5, 2014 at 3:58 am #816623
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    kev-s

    Just watched the other vids
    Just watched the other vids where they try to remove the nut on the other side and tbh its a poor rushed attempt

    I know a thief isn’t going to take his time but if they are trying to remove something quickly then gripping the nut properly first will take less time and achieve the required effect

    I think the Quickcaps have a place in the market but deffo towards lower end wheels/skewers

    Most mid to high end wheels/skewers come with nuts that are slotted to take a spanner or have a nut with a textured surface to allow something to grip, just in case your skewer is seized you can just undo the nut

    Maybe quickcaps should be supplied with a button head style skewer nut

    Ill have to keep an eye out for some button head skewer nuts as the quickcaps could be used to replace my round town bike’s current allen key locking skewer system

    October 4, 2014 at 11:02 pm #816621
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    Gkam84

    It doesn’t show any internals
    It doesn’t show any internals in the picture, apart from the picture where it has the tick and cross saying it doesn’t work with them 👿

    The have also put up a couple of attempts to show that you can’t just take the nut off the other side 😉

    October 4, 2014 at 10:51 pm #816619
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    Redvee

    These don’t work with
    These don’t work with internal cam skewers like Shimano or Campag as the pictures show.

    October 4, 2014 at 3:37 pm #816617
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    Ultraman

    kev-s wrote:Not being funny

    kev-s wrote:
    Not being funny but whats to stop someone with a pair of small pliers gripping the other side of the skewer and unscrewing it?

    “Opportunity makes the thief”

    Unless your wheels are really worth stealing, these would likely put off the majority of thieves.

    October 4, 2014 at 7:57 am #816615
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    kev-s

    I have had to do that before
    I have had to do that before hence why i asked the question lol

    Mind you i do have Gorilla sized hands!!!

    October 3, 2014 at 9:49 pm #816613
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    Gkam84

    Have you tried that on a
    Have you tried that on a closed QR?? I’ve had a few seized QR’s in, ended up cutting most of them off

    October 3, 2014 at 8:55 pm #816611
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    kev-s

    Not being funny but whats to
    Not being funny but whats to stop someone with a pair of small pliers gripping the other side of the skewer and unscrewing it?

    October 3, 2014 at 4:45 pm #816609
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    Gkam84

    That actually looks quite
    That actually looks quite useful. Nice find

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