Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I was going to suggest some vintage Campagnolo skewers, but I never really thought about the hub's contact points contributing to this problem. I used to have this problem with modern ultegra hubs on my vintage frame, but my solution was a new frame so that doesn't help much. I could get it to stick, but usually the first ride after a wheel removal involved a couple of stops to straighten the rear wheel. My skewers were very tight.
I've found that the stamped dropouts on the cheaper vintage frames, like the original Super Course, Grand Prix, and UO-8, are narrower than the forged Campy, Zeus, Huret, and Simplex dropouts on the better, usually double-butted frames. Unless I'm careful with axle length, selection of QR for a "hollowed out" look inside the clamping face, and proper shape/fit of the centering springs, I can end up with wheels that are not clamped. I'd have never dreamed to anticipate the problem until I had to solve it for my UO-8 frame.