I really like tooled thru-bolt, and always hated open dropouts. How many times have I seen maxles/QR's fail? A handful but not a ton. Getting smashed and broken or bent out of shape mostly. Have also seen a few singlespeeders pulling their rear wheels out of tension or completely out of the dropouts because the QR couldn't provide enough clamping force to hold the rear wheel in place.
Have always found that maxles and QR's are just needlessly exposed and delicate hanging off the side of your bike like that, and I also really like the look and security of having a tooled thru-bolt. I don't at all mind the minor inconvenience of pulling out a tool to remove the wheel for the added security and durability.
Jan. 17, 2018, 10:21 a.m. - Metacomet
I really like tooled thru-bolt, and always hated open dropouts. How many times have I seen maxles/QR's fail? A handful but not a ton. Getting smashed and broken or bent out of shape mostly. Have also seen a few singlespeeders pulling their rear wheels out of tension or completely out of the dropouts because the QR couldn't provide enough clamping force to hold the rear wheel in place. Have always found that maxles and QR's are just needlessly exposed and delicate hanging off the side of your bike like that, and I also really like the look and security of having a tooled thru-bolt. I don't at all mind the minor inconvenience of pulling out a tool to remove the wheel for the added security and durability.