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having hollow axle makes you able to use qr skewer for just holding the rack. Tracknuts are still there for holding the wheel
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OK that's well clever. Thankyou. What length axle did you use, is it a track specific one? Could I use a road axle? Isn't a 135mm qr too short to go inside a track axle? Would a skewer fit properly in a hollow track axle?
I found this on sizing but charts make me feel inadequate
http://jail.sine.com/sheldonbrown/sheldonbrown.com/harris/axles.html
The tubus qr adapter kits skewer is 200mm long
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I thought I was packing light but it looks like I'll need panniers. I'll still try and get away with a stuffsack on top a rack though. I looked at bike packing but that alpkit bag is 65 quid for only 13 litres. I packed my old ortlieb work bag which is 30 litres and still had the tent and sleep mat left over.
Are qr skewers safe on fixed? I have 25mm tyres but solid axles though.