http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Is removing springs from Q/R quills safe? en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:25:35 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11710#post-134495 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:18:26 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 134495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks all. I'll ride with greater confidence (and drier bahookie) on my newly adorned roadie... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11710#post-134354 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:20:10 +0000 Jackson Priest 134354@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mr Knees, they're just there to help you centre your wheel more easily, as they're both pushing the wheel inwards from either side. Try putting both on one side like I did the other week and you'll see what I mean - could barely get the wheel on never mind centred. They don't make any difference to how securely your wheel is attached to yr bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11710#post-134351 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:04:47 +0000 weiss 134351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I bent one ages ago and removed it, rode like that for months. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11710#post-134347 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 19:28:39 +0000 wingpig 134347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Safety reasons possibly being that a loose QR will only look loose on brief inspection when it still has springs to push the ends out? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11710#post-134340 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:00:03 +0000 Its_Me_Knees 134340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I fitted some SKS raceblade mudguards to my road bike today. The instructions required me to remove those small springs on the q/r quills (the guard stays locate onto the quill rather than the accessory eyelets). I have it in the back of my head that these springs are required for safety reasons... does anyone think/know that their removal is unsafe? </p>