Quick release springs

Paul said:

I took the skewer out of my rear wheel last night and the little conical
spring took off somewhere and I can't find it. 2 questions:

1. The wheel is secured ok without it - is it safe to ride the bike without
this spring on the skewer?

Yes. It just centres the skewer and makes it easier to slot the wheel in.

Quoted message said:

2. Is it possible to buy the springs separately or do they only come with
new skewers? On Wiggle for instance I can only find links to quick releases
and the springs are not sold separately.

Try a good bike shop. They probably have a box of them.

in message <[email hidden]>, Paul

(') said:

I took the skewer out of my rear wheel last night and the little
conical
spring took off somewhere and I can't find it. 2 questions:

1. The wheel is secured ok without it - is it safe to ride the bike
without this spring on the skewer?

I have done so. I wouldn't recommend it, though - the spring helps in
positioning the wheel accurately. I also very strongly would not
recommend riding with the spring the wrong way round. Do not ask how I
know this...

Quoted message said:

2. Is it possible to buy the springs separately

Yes, usually, ask in your LBS.

--
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;; Diplomacy, American: see Intelligence, Military

"Paul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I took the skewer out of my rear wheel last night and the little conical
spring took off somewhere and I can't find it.

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

It will probably reappear after you have paid out for a replacement.

T

Tony W said:

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

On 07/23/2005 16:47:15 Zog The Undeniable said:

Paul wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I took the skewer out of my rear wheel last night and the little conical
spring took off somewhere and I can't find it. 2 questions:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

1. The wheel is secured ok without it - is it safe to ride the bike
without this spring on the skewer?

Quoted message said:

Yes. It just centres the skewer and makes it easier to slot the wheel in.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

2. Is it possible to buy the springs separately or do they only come
with new skewers? On Wiggle for instance I can only find links to quick
releases and the springs are not sold separately.

Quoted message said:

Try a good bike shop. They probably have a box of them.

I have them in the workshop, most bike shops should have some spares.
--

Buck

I would rather be out on my Catrike

http://www.catrike.co.uk

Simon Brooke came up with the following;:

Quoted message said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Paul

(') said:

I took the skewer out of my rear wheel last night and the little
conical
spring took off somewhere and I can't find it. 2 questions:

1. The wheel is secured ok without it - is it safe to ride the bike
without this spring on the skewer?

I have done so. I wouldn't recommend it, though - the spring helps in
positioning the wheel accurately.

Actually, the springs have nothing to do with the fitted position of the
wheel, it just makes it easier to slot it into the dropouts as they keep
each end of the skewer equidistant from the ends of the axle.

Quoted message said:

I also very strongly would not
recommend riding with the spring the wrong way round. Do not ask how I
know this...

That's true, if the wide end gets stuck over the axle, the wheel might
appear to be tight, but in reality might not be.

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!
ebay stuff 5220527879 7987515557

Tony Raven said:

Tony W said:

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

No, no, no. In the cat litter :-(

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Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Tony W said:

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

No, no, no. In the cat litter :-(

It is well known that the 7th dimension lurks under the fridge and in the
cat litter -- and anywhere else it fancies.

T

Tony Raven said:

Tony W said:

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Every establishment needs an opposition.

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Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Tony W said:

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

Not as powerful as washing machine suck on socks. It is a basic fact of
physics that washing machine suck is a direct link to a wormhole across to
the Gamma Quadrant whereby socks are split apart from pair bonding at the
sub-nuclear level, so that they are separated and one is forever lost, via
the wormhole, in the Whirlpool Of Phillips in the giant dust cloud of Omega.
I do believe the system was designed originally by Tesco to ensure their
profits remain high from the sheer volume of sock sales to replace the lost
ones. Perhaps the CTC should be working on a way to fit a Martlew and an
Angie into a washing machine...

Cheers, helen s

"Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Tony W said:

Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

Not as powerful as washing machine suck on socks. It is a basic fact of
physics that washing machine suck is a direct link to a wormhole across to
the Gamma Quadrant whereby socks are split apart from pair bonding at the
sub-nuclear level, so that they are separated and one is forever lost, via
the wormhole, in the Whirlpool Of Phillips in the giant dust cloud of Omega.
I do believe the system was designed originally by Tesco to ensure their
profits remain high from the sheer volume of sock sales to replace the lost
ones. Perhaps the CTC should be working on a way to fit a Martlew and an
Angie into a washing machine...

Cheers, helen s

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:58:29 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]>
made a statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

They would be the ones which cause you to shout "Oh Jesus, not again!"
as they head off in the direction of Away, yes?

Guy
--
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:58:29 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]>
made a statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

They would be the ones which cause you to shout "Oh Jesus, not again!"
as they head off in the direction of Away, yes?

Guy
--
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

wafflycat said:

"Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Tony W wrote:
>
> Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(
>

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

Not as powerful as washing machine suck on socks. It is a basic fact of
physics that washing machine suck is a direct link to a wormhole across to
the Gamma Quadrant whereby socks are split apart from pair bonding at the
sub-nuclear level, so that they are separated and one is forever lost, via
the wormhole, in the Whirlpool Of Phillips in the giant dust cloud of Omega.
I do believe the system was designed originally by Tesco to ensure their
profits remain high from the sheer volume of sock sales to replace the lost
ones. Perhaps the CTC should be working on a way to fit a Martlew and an
Angie into a washing machine...

Stick them in a string bag. Works for me ;-)

My washing machine has required the ministrations of a helpful WVM
today. Impending
crisis looming as the pile of smellies gets yet higher. Should be fixed
by the end of the week (waiting on a hose).

...d

wafflycat said:

"Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Tony W wrote:
>
> Its probably somewhere in the 7th dimension :~(
>

Nah, under the fridge; its always under the fridge ;-)

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially good at
attracting Jesus springs.

Not as powerful as washing machine suck on socks. It is a basic fact of
physics that washing machine suck is a direct link to a wormhole across to
the Gamma Quadrant whereby socks are split apart from pair bonding at the
sub-nuclear level, so that they are separated and one is forever lost, via
the wormhole, in the Whirlpool Of Phillips in the giant dust cloud of Omega.
I do believe the system was designed originally by Tesco to ensure their
profits remain high from the sheer volume of sock sales to replace the lost
ones. Perhaps the CTC should be working on a way to fit a Martlew and an
Angie into a washing machine...

Stick them in a string bag. Works for me ;-)

My washing machine has required the ministrations of a helpful WVM
today. Impending
crisis looming as the pile of smellies gets yet higher. Should be fixed
by the end of the week (waiting on a hose).

...d

Just zis Guy said:

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:58:29 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]>
made a statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially
good at attracting Jesus springs.

They would be the ones which cause you to shout "Oh Jesus, not again!"
as they head off in the direction of Away, yes?

Absolutely. Give that man a coconut.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
It would appear apparent, to me at least, that dinosaurs were largely
burrowing creatures.

Just zis Guy said:

I submit that on or about Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:58:29 +0100, the person
known to the court as "Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]>
made a statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Fridge suck: the most powerful force in the Universe. Especially
good at attracting Jesus springs.

They would be the ones which cause you to shout "Oh Jesus, not again!"
as they head off in the direction of Away, yes?

Absolutely. Give that man a coconut.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
It would appear apparent, to me at least, that dinosaurs were largely
burrowing creatures.

in message <[email hidden]>, "wafflycat"

waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk ('') said:

Perhaps the CTC should be working on a
way to fit a Martlew and an Angie into a washing machine...

Given the recent increase in the Perceived Danger of public transport, do
you think we could interest the Slitheen in promoting armour to wear on
the tube? I can just see it now: the Tube Armour Initiative
Trust... /anything/ to get them off our backs!

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

'You cannot put "The Internet" into the Recycle Bin.'

in message <[email hidden]>, "wafflycat"

waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk ('') said:

Perhaps the CTC should be working on a
way to fit a Martlew and an Angie into a washing machine...

Given the recent increase in the Perceived Danger of public transport, do
you think we could interest the Slitheen in promoting armour to wear on
the tube? I can just see it now: the Tube Armour Initiative
Trust... /anything/ to get them off our backs!

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

'You cannot put "The Internet" into the Recycle Bin.'