Originally Posted by
HillRider
That's right. Some of the boutique skewers come with Al nuts and/or flags but the rods themselves are either steel or Ti.
Note to wroomwroomoops:
Who provides stainless steel skewers? My new Campy Chorus hubs have skewers that appear to be plated but are not stainless steel.
That same PDF on the Mavic site seems to indicate that the high end skewer may have a stainless steel rod. But, the way its worded, it is hard to tell. In the spec page it says, "Safety Material - High resistance steel and high resistance stainless steel," Then under that it says "Other Parts - Composite material."