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Old 05-26-09 | 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
What kind of skewer did you have on that wheel? Internal-cam ones with steel inserts on the gripping surfaces are the ones I'd go with. Yeah, they leave little teeth marks on your dropouts, but they never let go either.
+1 Also check skewers for evidence of titanium.
Steel shafts are a must for solid clamping power.

Wheels used to pull out more when we raced steel frames with chromed horizontal dropouts.
And we weren't all on the juice, like you kids today.
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