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Lawyer lips are those protrusions on the fork drop outs intended to prevent the front wheel from falling off if the quick release isn't closed. Presumably they are required because someone forgot to close a quick release, had a crash, got injured, and sued. So they are an attempt to make a bike safer for those can't remember to, or figure out how to, close a quick release. Lawyer lips also require that the quick release be adjusted to give proper tension when closed. The irony is that lawyer lips require a person, who may be mechanically challenged, to do more mechanical work and adjustment. This is perhaps why I recently saw someone using the quick release lever as a wing nut to tighten the wheel in place. Also, I would guess that someone who might forget to close a quick release on a fork without lawyer lips might also forget to adjust and close the quick release when mounting a wheel on a lawyer-lipped-equipped bike.
Thank goodness we have courts looking out for our safety.
Rant mode off.
Jim
Lawyer lips are those protrusions on the fork drop outs intended to prevent the front wheel from falling off if the quick release isn't closed. Presumably they are required because someone forgot to close a quick release, had a crash, got injured, and sued. So they are an attempt to make a bike safer for those can't remember to, or figure out how to, close a quick release. Lawyer lips also require that the quick release be adjusted to give proper tension when closed. The irony is that lawyer lips require a person, who may be mechanically challenged, to do more mechanical work and adjustment. This is perhaps why I recently saw someone using the quick release lever as a wing nut to tighten the wheel in place. Also, I would guess that someone who might forget to close a quick release on a fork without lawyer lips might also forget to adjust and close the quick release when mounting a wheel on a lawyer-lipped-equipped bike.
Thank goodness we have courts looking out for our safety.
Rant mode off.
Jim