Originally Posted by
jimmuller
I'd be shocked, shocked I tell you, if the skewers you have aren't steel. Anything else just wouldn't be strong enough to work. Well, they could be titanium, or some elaborate high-tech alloy of manganese and unobtanium, or a neutrino/positron composite.
My wheels are Campagnolo Zondas and the skewers are stated as "cold-forged aluminium". I think I have found a spare skewer which is pretty heavy and feels like steel. I will try that tomorrow.