Quick release device

A quick release device for at least partially muscle-powered two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles, comprising:

• an axle unit and a clamping mechanism, wherein the axle unit comprises an axle extending in the axial direction, a locking means at the first end of the axle unit and a fastener at a second end of the axle unit, wherein the clamping mechanism is suitable for mounting and demounting the axle unit to a two-wheeled vehicle,
• wherein the clamping mechanism comprises an operating lever and a clamping component, wherein the clamping component is non-rotatably coupled with the axle unit, and wherein the clamping component is decoupled from the axle unit;
• and
• the clamping mechanism comprising an intermediate device with an actuating unit that ensures, in a first position, a non-rotatable connection of the clamping component and the operating lever, and in a second position, allows the operating lever to pivot relative to the clamping component while the clamping component is non-rotatably coupled with the axle unit.