That is what I used to do. Although my front wheel came off every time I needed to put the bike in my car. I also had a lefty adapter for my car roof rack so I could roof mount it.

Correct.

Love the lefty on my F-SI :)

i don't see how you take the front wheel off, without taking the brake caliper off. which is only 2 bolts, still, is there something i'm missing? i'm looking to put the front wheel on for the first time and i can't see how to do it without taking the caliper off first. not a problem! i'm just wondering.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

You have to remove the caliper to take off the front wheel. My car rack is a stand up to avoid this.
I currently have a Scalpel and a Habit Se

What ride did you get?

i got a slate. i'm also getting, or at least planning to get, a 3t exploro. i'm very interested in the gravel plus category.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

No the caliper came off every time !

I take the front wheel off all the time, it's no big deal. Yes, you have to take the caliper off but it's only two bolts and nothing needs to be readjusted. Never thought of changing a tire without taking it off.

Yeah, only reason to remove the wheel is if you're putting it in a small car. Which happens to be the reason why my next MTB won't be have a Lefty, much as I love the performance. Brilliant XC fork (err, strut).

Untighten the two bolts, but you don't have to remove the caliper entirely. It's enough to undo the top bolt, and swing the caliper back. It should allow the disc to clear the caliper - at least it does on the three bikes I tried this on. Makes for one less swinging part...

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ZONE3 - We Last Longer

Yes I remove the tire, dump in sealant, etc with it attached to the bike. If you have to remove the wheel, then yes you have to unbolt the caliper.

Flash 29'er for me.