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Spring on Rear wheel skewer

  • 11-01-2015 7:14pm
    #1
    bazermc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭


    I was cleaning my bike today and noticed that there is only a spring on one side of the skewer.

    Do I need a spring on both sides, does it make any difference?


Comments

  • #2
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    They make putting on the wheels a little easier.
    They are not necessary.
    You should have one on either side.
    Use either none or two, per wheel.


  • #3
    easygoing39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭easygoing39


    1 spring is fine,it's makes the bike lighter too!! LOL


  • #4
    bazermc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭bazermc


    easygoing39 wrote: »
    1 spring is fine,it's makes the bike lighter too!! LOL

    Great so it should fully offset the 2 stone I gained over Christmas and I don't need to loose that now?????


  • #5
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    bazermc wrote: »
    Great so it should fully offset the 2 stone I gained over Christmas and I don't need to loose that now?????

    Only if you lose the other 3 springs.


  • #6
    Koobcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Koobcam


    bazermc wrote: »
    I was cleaning my bike today and noticed that there is only a spring on one side of the skewer.

    Do I need a spring on both sides, does it make any difference?

    The springs are there to keep both sides of the skewer to the side, basically to make it easier to put the wheel back in. You'll find wheel changes easier with the spring, but nothing bad will happen if you don't have springs.


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