I keep forgetting about the aluminum skewers, i.e. with an aluminum shaft, but that is a rather extreme design. Harlan did seem to like to push things to the limit, and possibly beyond. I wonder who sold him liability insurance?
I still have some old Hi-E sales literature, and one of them does mention aluminum QR skewers...




I do still own and use a couple of first generation skewers with the steel shafts. They always struck me as about the most minimalist design that would still be safe. By comparison, the Campy Record QR of that era was a boat anchor.... albeit a boat anchor that was going to securely hold the hub in the dropouts under any circumstance.


Steve in Peoria