Originally Posted by
john bono
Hey, it's dead thread resurrection week, and noone told me! Anyway, re: the skewer, it could be a problem, but I'm not certain. The reason why, is because unlike a normal skewer, the Bob skewer is a load bearing piece. I had two skewers, one bent, one was fine. The real issue is if metal fatigue is occuring when it gets bent. Then it could be a Very Bad Thing.
But as long as the trailer dropouts are in the bobbins it's bearing weight. They're not broken until the trailer can't attach. Look at the size of the skewer shaft, just how much of a beating do you realistically think you can give it before it's going to tweak slightly? It's still not failed until the metal fatigues enough that it can't support the trailer - ie: breaks.
-R