Bike Quick Release Vs Thru Axle

Skewers use a camming mechanism to secure the wheel to u shaped fork dropouts.

Bike quick release vs thru axle. It is a very subtle advantage having thru axles on a road bike. I love this photo and it shows the end cap knurls. My old 26 inch mtb had quick release skewers but my upgraded 29er has thru axles i was wondering what s the difference between a quick release and thru axle. You may recognize it from such activities as taking your front wheel off to put your bike in your car or locking the back wheel into a mag or fluid trainer.

The decision on the rear gets a bit murkier. By deviousalex in forum cyclocross replies. Thru axle vs quick release is this the future for road bikes. Thru axles are dominant in the mountain bike world where their stiffness strength and the fact that they re more difficult to get wrong the quick releases have made them a success.

This popularity is changing though as more bikes are coming standard with wider thru axle designs. Thru axle vs quick release. It is a major difference on a mountain bike. I am more than happy with qr on my road bikes.

Both quick release skewers and thru axles are metal rods that keep bicycle wheels in place. While my current road disc bike has quick release front and back and they work just grand if i was getting a new disc bike road cross or mountain it would definitely be a thru axle front.