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okay point taken, they may slip after a while. But enough force to cause the nut to slip and then destroy a bb so completely the wheel falls into the dropout? For me personally it's a risk i would be willing to take (and have taken). Although maybe I wouldn't be so brazen if i'd ever cracked a competent. I'm sure someone with a better working knowledge of these things would have a more objective opinion.
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Yeah I guess it's not a risk I'd be willing to take knowing the consequences. Also I wouldn't wanna be doing that to the thread on my wheel axle, it'll just make hub servicing a bit of a pain as well, I guess that's also coming from the fact I'm the only person that works on my bike so that's factored in as well.
psg1ben
Rear track nuts slip under the force of pedalling all the time. Over the last few years I've cracked a few steel components including crank arms, chains and a seatstay. Not to mention the stuff I see come into my worshop..
You probably wouldn't notice a quick release slipping because the wheel axle should already be sitting snug in the top of the dropout already. Quick releases in vertical dropouts often suffer from slippage after a while.