Don't want quick release hubs!

Try and search for Tranz-X, they make axle skewers that don't have quick release on them.
But really, it's so much easier to fix a flat with quick release on it and just replace the tube. On the other hand, if you're worried about getting your wheels stole, then I agree, that it's easier to not having the quick release mech.

hi strid

thanks for the reply, yer it would be used to get to and from work, to go shopping, bottle shop, everywhere you would normally use a car and it would have to stay outside a lot of the time so fixed wheels would be better
thanks for the link

had a search, couldn't find much in the way of tranz x
I guess ill have to spend a little more and get fixed wheels

jack06 said:

had a search, couldn't find much in the way of tranz x
I guess ill have to spend a little more and get fixed wheels

I'll see if I can find a link!

EDIT: Here it is: link

If you want to just ride around a flat city, and do not want your bike stolen, trust me, get a singlespeed. You can pick up a cheap 80s-90s good quality steel road frame with horizontal dropouts ($100), get a very cheap pair of bullhorn bars, road bars, or flat bar ($25), get a set of track wheels (or an old screw-on hub wheelset with good hubs) built up (or already built) ($150-$250), get some brakes and levers of EBay ($50, max), get a crankset ($20-$70) (I got track cranks & BB for $20), get a chain ($15-$50 (I use IZUMI Economy which can be had for $40)), get a bmx freewheel ($10-$100), Seatpost & saddle for lets say $50, bartape for $10 and you're done.

There are other parts like stem ($15)

Trust me, bolt on back wheel, single gear, no-one will want to steal it. I have a white theft-deterring singlespeed which is great fun, and even though its steel it is only like 11kg. My singlespeed MTB is 10kg.

It is better for flat riding as well, it is good training, and etc etc. Visit sheldonbrown's singlespeed site This can tell you everything you need to know. It is better than having crappy gears anyway.

I don't agree .. I have a commute bike I use almost everyday. I wouldn't trade it for a single speed. I have 7 internal gears, and I can't imagine how painful it would be going up a hill in the same gear as you go down the hill. The one way you'd bust your knees, the other way you wouldn't be able to pedal fast enough.

hi bobby, yes they do have long roads in brisbane, but wouldn't say they are all flat, we have some crazy hills there, I mean stuff you see on the tour de france, steep hills that go on forever.

Strid said:

I'll see if I can find a link!

EDIT: Here it is: link

hi strid,
are they pretty universal, as in they would fit that bike im looking at?

Hi Jack, I just use a thick cable and a traditional quality padlock. Used them continously for 6 years. I run the cable thru boths wheels and the frame and whatever I'm securing to.

hi mike
do you take the wheels off the frame before securing the bike or leave them on?

As per Mike,
I use a cable and lock. Wheels stay on, but the cable is "threaded" through the front wheel, frame, and rear wheel.

What I do remove from the bike are my speedo, my rear and front lights. I am tempted to remove all the brand decals from the bike, and rough it up a bit, just to discourage attention. But I doubt if people are attracted to Apollo brand 😄

thomas_cho said:

As per Mike,
I use a cable and lock. Wheels stay on, but the cable is "threaded" through the front wheel, frame, and rear wheel.

What I do remove from the bike are my speedo, my rear and front lights. I am tempted to remove all the brand decals from the bike, and rough it up a bit, just to discourage attention. But I doubt if people are attracted to Apollo brand 😄

hi thomas
yer looks like plenty of people do lock up everything, I guess i just feel moving into a not so good part of town, and my bike being my lifeline I should definetely fix my wheels, and with those skewers for £12.99 for front and back its a small amount compared to au$450 odd dollars of bike

Strid said:

I can't imagine how painful it would be going up a hill in the same gear as you go down the hill.

It was just a suggestion. You would be surprised at how they go uphill, it takes a bit of training though.

I did ask are you on the flat. In Brisbane inner city only I would suggest singlespeed, but if the trip is anything over 10km in Brisbane then maybe not. It is hard to imagine riding a singlespeed but they are great to have 😉.
My daily commute is 12km with a few 300-500m hills, one which reaches gradients of 8%. The trick is (this applies to road bikes too) power into the hill accelerating then as soon as you start to lose momentum get off the pedals and push as hard as you can. You accustom to doing it then on the road bike, short hills become a breeze and you watch in amazment as you drop everybody. (Huge quads too)

jack06 said:

had a search, couldn't find much in the way of tranz x
I guess ill have to spend a little more and get fixed wheels

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mike

Do a search on ebay for "bolt on skewers", note different length for road or MTB.

Also

BBB make a product call BQR-03 WheelFixed, which is a bolt on skewer.

BBB products are available from most OZ LBS, check out
for the QLD dealers

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jack06 said:

hi mike
do you take the wheels off the frame before securing the bike or leave them on?

No, the cable is long enough to thread thru both wheels, the frame (at the back wheel) and whatever you are securing to.

jack06 said:

hi thomas
yer looks like plenty of people do lock up everything, I guess i just feel moving into a not so good part of town, and my bike being my lifeline I should definetely fix my wheels, and with those skewers for £12.99 for front and back its a small amount compared to au$450 odd dollars of bike

If security is your primary driver then, even if the wheel is fixed, you should still lock it, as anyone could be carrying a tool.

Fixed wheels are extremely rare on quality bikes, only fixies. Most people remove the wheel and lock with the rear and frame, the rest use a cable and lock.