Originally Posted by
geezerwheels
thanks all for your insights...
...it's a Grand Touring, with Huret dropouts. the axle is at least 1mm shy of the outer surface of the DO on each side. the skewer shafts are all steel. the new wheels came with a pretty robust looking cam lever, but the knurling was not as sharp--that's why I set it aside.
barring other ideas, I'm liking your suggestion to go with a solid axle and track nuts. do you have a recommendation for a source?
I got some 9x1 mm solid front axles made by these folks:
Wheels Manufacturing Hub Axles
I assume for the rear wheel, that 10x1 mm is the most likely but not the only possible threading. The quality seems to be quite good. As for nuts, I got the 9mm version of these:
Amazon.com : Origin8 Track Hub Axle Nuts - Rear, 10x1mm, Black : Nut N Washer : Sports & Outdoors
In my case, I wasn't really solving a problem other than irrational fear of quick-release, and since I'm riding IGH's, I'm already carrying a small wrench. I like the idea of nuts that have a floating serrated washer as shown above. But I always mention that I'm not a pro bike mechanic, and I always defer to the experts on these forums even if I don't always obey them.
