Warren Young wrote:
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> As my mother always said, "I'm from Missouri". We grew up in Toronto. I was
> confused for many years. I may still be confused about this issue. And no,
> I am not throwing down the gauntlet. But if someone has any emperical data
> on the superiority of QR's they would like to share, I'd be happy to be
> convinced otherwise.
I'd put it this way: Is there any difference between a big road sprint in the Giro or Tour with Cipollo pounding down the road using a QR to hold his back wheel or Marty pounding down the velodrome using a nut to hold his back wheel.
Neither slip, so it must be that nobody wants to collide with a QR lever on the track.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California