In a message dated 1/18/2003 12:28:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, jvs@sonic.net writes:
> Decades ago I was taught that
> the axles should be just a bit shorter than the dropout spacing so that
> the Q.R. lever DIDN'T contact the axle when closed, thus not compressing
> the axle, thus not needing to compensate in your adjustment.
If the skewer is clamping the axle it won't be tightening down on the dropouts sufficiently and could allow the wheel to move. Something to watch for if you throw a set of wheels on a frame with stamped dropouts which are usually thinner.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA