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revlimiter
04-11-2016, 11:40 AM
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A few months ago, I noticed some wear on the inside of my Works Bell QRS (their discontinued thin quick release) and started looking for a spare. I discovered that it was discontinued and started collecting quick releases.

I ended up having 5 in the shop.

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What could I do but take a ton of measurements, photos, and some short and crappy videos of the various QRs? It's not impossible to find these things online, but having them head to head with the same types of measurements is not so common. I did three blog posts.

revlimiter.net Quick Release Shootout part 1 (http://revlimiter.net/blog/2016/04/quick-release-review-1/) - thick (standard) QRs from Works Bell and NRG

revlimiter.net Quick Release Shootout part 2 (http://revlimiter.net/blog/2016/04/quick-release-review-2/) - thin QRs from Works Bell, NRG, and the $16 ebay model

Hub Adapter Dual (http://revlimiter.net/blog/2016/04/works-bell-vs-daikei/) - Daikei tall boss vs Works Bell short hub

Sorry for having three of them. It was just way way too much info for a single post. Splitting it into two seemed best. And then I realized I had a pair of hub adapters, so I did a short comparison of those for a part three.

It's a ton of info and also too much to include here. Hell, it took me 2 days to type up those posts by themselves. But I also don't wanna do a clickbait forum post and only put links, so here's the summary.

Winners and Losers

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ebay $16 QR


Good: It was the thinnest, lightest, and cheapest
Bad: It didn’t bolt up. The mounting holes on my example were not in the right spots
Status: Dead.


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NRG slim QR


Good: Affordable, thin, and easy to purchase. Lots of enthusiasts love this particular QR.
Bad: My example didn’t actually, you know, work.
Status: Dead (at least mine is)


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Works Bell QRS


Good: Positive attachment, thin, very robust. I truly love this QR. It’s been a reliable friend for around 8 years.
Bad: Discontinued and rare. If you want one… you probably can’t find it. No, I'm not selling mine.
Status: Dead.


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NRG Gen 3 Quick Release


Good: Super strong attachment. Affordable and widely available.
Bad: SUPER heavy. It adds 1.2 lbs to the steering wheel itself. And my example needed all of the horn wiring redone.
Status: Still standing.


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Works Bell Rapfix2


Good: Super strong attachment. Easy to use. Not overly bulky.
Bad: Expensive. If you don’t buy from an Authorized Dealer, you might get a fake.
Status: Badass Gunslinger.



If you wanna see the full review, head over to my blog (http://revlimiter.net/blog/2016/04/quick-release-review-1/) and check it out. I've not put this much effort into a blog series since I did a jack stand comparison in 2010. I hope everyone enjoys.

revlimiter.net Quick Release Shootout (http://revlimiter.net/blog/2016/04/quick-release-review-1/)

Hyper
04-11-2016, 11:47 AM
I have the Works Bell QRS.

Bad, no locking device ever invented, other than that is low profile and awesome!!!

fwdtamiya
04-11-2016, 12:10 PM
Bad: All (full size at least) Works Bell and NRG are identical, you can slap a wheel with an NRG release onto any Works Bell or any NRG using car on the street.

Sparco is a good alternative. Probably lighter too.

revlimiter
04-11-2016, 12:33 PM
^ yeah... I didn't wanna spell that out in the review. I was pretty disappointed to see the NRG design (patented! as the box shows on every side) was identical to Works Bell.

Hyper
04-11-2016, 12:53 PM
^ yeah... I didn't wanna spell that out in the review. I was pretty disappointed to see the NRG design (patented! as the box shows on every side) was identical to Works Bell.

NRG is a copy of Works Bell's design, it could have patented in China or Taiwan still a copy

bogaut
04-11-2016, 01:10 PM
yes rapfix was only patented in japan

wannafbody
04-11-2016, 09:34 PM
I wouldn't consider the weight of a quick release to be an issue unless you are building a lightweight track only car which really should have a hex shaped quick release.

revlimiter
04-11-2016, 11:31 PM
When one QR adds 1.2 lbs (POUNDS) to the back side of the wheel and another adds 3 oz... it's kind of an obvious thing. I weighed all of the QRs in my possession to add some data to the review.

Never thought someone would complain about it. ha

wannafbody
04-12-2016, 09:08 AM
I read that as if you were complaining about it being heavy-LOL.