Not sure what they're called. The raised lip that surrounds your skewer and prevents the wheel from being removed by just opening the QR. Without getting into a safety debate. Can I file off the lower part of the lip without sacrificing the stiffness of the fork?
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What Calepic said.
Lawyer tabs.
I don't get the need to remove these other than making it 2 seconds faster to remove the wheel or putting it on a roof rack.
Beyond that, I'd feel better knowing they're there with the downward forces that disc brakes put on the wheel and fork. It was a lot more common to file them down when everyone was running V-brake's though.....
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Lawyer tabs.
I don't get the need to remove these other than making it 2 seconds faster to remove the wheel or putting it on a roof rack.
Beyond that, I'd feel better knowing they're there with the downward forces that disc brakes put on the wheel and fork. It was a lot more common to file them down when everyone was running V-brake's though.....
EBX
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