Originally Posted by
unterhausen
there are many modern skewers that don't have enough grip to work on horizontal drops. Wingnuts went out of style because they are hard to use on horizontal drops.
^^ This.
Swap out the newer skewers with older ones, and you should be all set. The older ones have a stronger cam action, I believe. I had this issue with the Ciocc, and new (old) skewers solved the problem.
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