Neat or crazy?

quick release rear wheel is this practical, neat or crazy?
or all of the above.

http://www.hetchins.org/504track-03.htm

i am sure it would not be allowed on the velodrome but on the road would there be sufficient clamping, for want of a better phrase. i dont plan on doing it myself but thought it worth exploring.

i dont think its a bad idea because when you lock up your bike you can always lock it through the back wheel and frame together and i take off my back for maintence more then my front?

i wouldn't trust it.

unless it's a single speed, it's fucking risky.

i dont think its a bad idea because when you lock up your bike you can always lock it through the back wheel and frame together and i take off my back for maintence more then my front?

but dont forget to chck its tight after unlocking it. ask nosferatu about how that fucked up his OG forks

The first track wheel I bought was a vintage malliard one which oddly had a QR setup, which looked original.

I used to ride it on a conversion with a chain that was too short so it didnt fully enter the dropout.

I did pop out a couple times while riding, but if I had a proper length chain & it was in the dropouts properly OR if I had track ends I wouldnt fear to ride it on the road.

http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html#qr

A friend of mine worked as a courier in London for 10yrs or so using this system. He also won King of Fixie at on of the early Cycle Courier World Champs, now he runs a courier company in Manchester and is still using a quick release on his fixie.

Track hubs generally come with solid axles and track nuts. This is because most velodromes have rules requiring this type of wheel attachment. As a result, it is widely believed that quick-release axles are not suitable for fixed-gear use. This is false!
It is my belief that the velodrome rule dates back to longbefore the invention of the quick-release, when the choices werestandard nuts or wing nuts. The protruding "wings" of wing nuts mightconstitute a hazard in a crash, and I believe that's why the rule wasinstituted. Since quick-release skewers don't have any sharpprojections, that becomes a non-issue in practice.
If you are going to use a quick release with a fixed gear, you should make sure to use a good quality enclosed-cam skewer.

**EDIT: What **eeehhhh said(ish).

i only say that i wouldn't trust it, because i tried using one on my old s/s MTB, and within 5 mins it would have slipped out. and i was using a decent old shimano steel skewer.

I prefer nuts.

(someone had to say it and Harvey Willbanger is busy)

Track hubs generally come with solid axles and track nuts. This is because most velodromes have rules requiring this type of wheel attachment. As a result, it is widely believed that quick-release axles are not suitable for fixed-gear use. This is false!
It is my belief that the velodrome rule dates back to longbefore the invention of the quick-release, when the choices werestandard nuts or wing nuts. The protruding "wings" of wing nuts mightconstitute a hazard in a crash, and I believe that's why the rule wasinstituted. Since quick-release skewers don't have any sharpprojections, that becomes a non-issue in practice.
If you are going to use a quick release with a fixed gear, you should make sure to use a good quality enclosed-cam skewer.

**EDIT: What **eeehhhh said(ish).

So does this mean that, in the thread about pitlock skewers, remarks that you oughtn't to use such a skewer on your back wheel are wrong? I've been wanting to put pitlocks on my front wheel and seatpost and would ideally put one on the back wheel, too, not least because the triple set of pitlocks is about the same as getting a seat and front wheel one.

PS: Hippy, re the Superflash, again: they very handily come with two mounting brackets, one of which will fit nicely on rear forks etc, which is rather better than similar Cateye etc models...

I don't know what the pitlocks are like. I've never used them.

my first bike had both front and back quick release and the only problems I ever had was locking up. Makes it a little easy to make of with a majority of your bike unless you lock it up right. Other than that every morning before my days commute, check it was tight and I was off.

it says in the bible (sheldon brown) that its fine so im happy to go with that.

I personally wouldn't use Pitlocks on my rear wheel simply because I lock through my rear wheel, Sheldon Brown style.

Plus I don't trust the weird shaped security bit for really whacking up the torque.

I think it would be fine with decent qr's. If in doubt use a chain tug on the drive side at least.

i've slipped a bolt on, there is no way i would trust a qr.

Would be fine with tugs, but that would sort of defeat the point of having the QPR...