We’ve come full circle. My first mountain bike was a 1983 Stumpjumper Sport. It had nutted axles. If you are removing the front wheel or both even to load the bike into a vehicle, the quick release is nice to have. I don’t need to do that so through bolts wouldn’t bother me. It amazes me that people are not shown how modern through axles work though. On rides this summer I saw many people that did not know that the DT Swiss lever can be repositioned so that it didn’t hang down. One guy had broken his and carried a crescent wrench to undo it. Another still had the red plastic shipping cover on his front Fox through axle. Or the woman who was running a broken Rock Shox maxle where the lever was spinning around freely. She said her shop told her that it was tight enough and it was safe. She had it repaired next ride. So for some, a through bolt might be preferable as they are more fool proof.
Jan. 17, 2018, 8:28 a.m. - Andy Eunson
We’ve come full circle. My first mountain bike was a 1983 Stumpjumper Sport. It had nutted axles. If you are removing the front wheel or both even to load the bike into a vehicle, the quick release is nice to have. I don’t need to do that so through bolts wouldn’t bother me. It amazes me that people are not shown how modern through axles work though. On rides this summer I saw many people that did not know that the DT Swiss lever can be repositioned so that it didn’t hang down. One guy had broken his and carried a crescent wrench to undo it. Another still had the red plastic shipping cover on his front Fox through axle. Or the woman who was running a broken Rock Shox maxle where the lever was spinning around freely. She said her shop told her that it was tight enough and it was safe. She had it repaired next ride. So for some, a through bolt might be preferable as they are more fool proof.