Originally Posted by
John E
The original front skewers had dangerously failure-prone aluminum axles. Sometimes weight weenieness is overdone.
When did the skewers use aluminum shafts ("axles"?) ??
I' bought mine in the 70's, so maybe they changed since then?
This is what I've got now: They have stainless shafts, or some other alloy that doesn't seem to corrode.
Looking at the marketing literature from the 90's, it does look like Harlan offered a version with an aluminum shaft. I stand corrected!
That does seem particularly ill advised.
Steve in Peoria