Road Cycling - New Quick Release Skewers

I just saw this ad and it looks just like what I am looking for. Does anyone here own one?




http://www.neuvationcycling.com/Web82503/images/5%20mm%20Skewer.jpg Real quick release skewers (http://www.neuvationcycling.com/Web82503/Skewers.htm)

I've never, ever, never, ever, never had trouble using standard quick release levers in my 30 years of use. What will these do for me?
BTW, Mr. Pointyhead, I miss your old avatar.....

George

They have a locking system on them. You push the button to release them. Pretty cool actually. I think you are right though. I dont know that they are necessary.

Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.

My new fork has the infamous "lawyer lips" that makes me have to darn near take the skewer apart to get the wheel on or off. This is my biggest pet peeve in riding. I have to now prop the bike against something (usually my car) or have a partner hold it. If I'm blessed extra special that day I can jam a leg against the quick release lever to prevent it from moving while i turn the knob on the other side. And I've never lost a wheel or anything else like that either, but if this will let me go back to one handed releases and installs, I'm all for it.

Are you talking about the fat man pumping a tire? I'll send it to you if you want! I'm trying to lose that image, if you know what I mean :)

Originally posted by Chi
Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.


Hmmm....

Salsa titanium skewer.....85 grams.......65 American Dollars....

Neuvation CroMo skewer....57 grams....20 American Dollars....


Which is the best deal here?

wow .. didn't know they weighed that much ... but you can get em cheaper than that at colorado cyclist for $20.

Originally posted by pointyhead
.......my biggest pet peeve in riding. I have to now prop the bike against something (usually my car) or have a partner hold it.
I see many people make the mistake of twirling the skewer lever instead of the nut to loosen or tighten skewers. You can easily hold the skewer lever and a fork leg in one hand while loosening or tightening the nut on the other side with your other hand. This practice requires absolutely no propping of your bike in any manner.

George

Hey, cool. I'll give that a try today.

Thanks, George.

Take a file and reduce the height of the lawyer lips so you only have to do a single turn of the nut to let wheel out.

just curious, what is wrong with spinning the open lever? I think its a lot easier then spinning the nut...

don't file your lawyer's lips, thats a good way to lose your warranty.

The lawyer lips are their for a reason, for the minor annoyance of having to unscrew your screwers slightly, is it even worth that 1% chance that they might keep your wheel from coming off 1 time?

I have no experience with those skewers, but I have to say, they look like a good idea to me.

The "closed" indicator is overkill though.

Originally posted by Phatman
just curious, what is wrong with spinning the open lever? I think its a lot easier then spinning the nut...
Actually, there's nothing wrong with doing that. It's just that I see many competent cyclists doing that and their skewers end up pointing in the wrong direction after cinching them down. I was taught to turn the nut......it just makes fine tuning the skewer so much easier.

George

Originally posted by Kev
The lawyer lips are their for a reason, for the minor annoyance of having to unscrew your screwers slightly, is it even worth that 1% chance that they might keep your wheel from coming off 1 time?


Some of us will die listening to our radios while we ride, long before that happens. :D

okay, okay, Ill stop stirring the pot. :p

I was always told to spin the nut until you feel resistance at the lever when it's a little bit over being parallel to the skewer in the closing direction. My levers snap into the closed position so it's pretty easy for me to confirm that they're fully closed. I admit that I sometimes rotate the levers so that they're at a suitable (for my tastes) position before closing them. I'm kinda anal that way.

Originally posted by AndrewP
Take a file and reduce the height of the lawyer lips so you only have to do a single turn of the nut to let wheel out. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Do I have to say it again? Modification of the "lawyer lip" is a BAD idea.

Originally posted by Chi
Get the Salsa titanium skewers. 'nuff said.


Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.

Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Buzzbomb
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.

Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...:rolleyes: Dang and I was SO going to bust you for that.

Originally posted by Buzzbomb
Avoid these like the plague if you have disc brakes. Ti is too stretchey for high clamping loads needed with disc brakes.

Edit: Doh! this is the road bike forum, never mind...:rolleyes:

That's okay. Road bikes (cyclocross, touring, tandems) can have disc brakes too.

Giant OCR Touring for one.....