Skewers??
08-19-14 | 09:54 AM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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A skewer going belly up?? Should I start worrying? I've been riding with skewers for 42 years. Is the Law Of Averages going to catch up with me? (That's a rhetorical question. I already understand conditional probability.
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08-19-14 | 11:51 AM
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Yup, sorta figured I'd have to do this if I went with new skewers. I haven't checked, but I'm sure Velo Orange probably has something - I'm just not seeing anything on Amazon that I can simply throw in my basket with some other bits (one stop shopping).
For the price, I might as well just pick up some of the skewers I linked earlier. Good reviews, so they should hold tight.
With my luck they will probably require some odd ball threads. Oh well, I figured out where to get all of the 3.5mm allen wrenches I need (Delta Brakes), I'm sure I can get any die that I don't already have.
At least the blue looks like it will be close match to the blue on the M23!
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For the price, I might as well just pick up some of the skewers I linked earlier. Good reviews, so they should hold tight.
With my luck they will probably require some odd ball threads. Oh well, I figured out where to get all of the 3.5mm allen wrenches I need (Delta Brakes), I'm sure I can get any die that I don't already have.
At least the blue looks like it will be close match to the blue on the M23!
~Monkey~
Bicycle Quick-release Skewers
The Velo Orange skewers are of the enclosed cam type and are far superior. I'm not recommending them based on looking at a picture online. I bought a set and put them on an old mountain bike with horizontal dropouts. That's the ultimate test of a QR's ability to hold. I built the bike for a very string young rider and he says that they have never slipped. They also look nice and have nice chrome plating. I think they're every bit as good as Campagnolo or Shimano.
08-19-14 | 11:56 AM
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Read this before you make a big mistake buying those crappy exposed cam skewers. They're only suitable for bikes with vertical dropouts. They can't keep the wheel from being pulled forward on the drive side when used on horizontal dropouts. They don't grip tight enough.
Bicycle Quick-release Skewers
The Velo Orange skewers are of the enclosed cam type and are far superior. I'm not recommending them based on looking at a picture online. I bought a set and put them on an old mountain bike with horizontal dropouts. That's the ultimate test of a QR's ability to hold. I built the bike for a very string young rider and he says that they have never slipped. They also look nice and have nice chrome plating. I think they're every bit as good as Campagnolo or Shimano.
Bicycle Quick-release Skewers
The Velo Orange skewers are of the enclosed cam type and are far superior. I'm not recommending them based on looking at a picture online. I bought a set and put them on an old mountain bike with horizontal dropouts. That's the ultimate test of a QR's ability to hold. I built the bike for a very string young rider and he says that they have never slipped. They also look nice and have nice chrome plating. I think they're every bit as good as Campagnolo or Shimano.
Was it Ringle'? Ti Stix? One of the first big after market makers of uber light skewers, after you flipped it closed you had to give it a 1/2 to 3/4 twist to tighten it.
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08-19-14 | 11:57 AM
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08-19-14 | 09:29 PM
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On a budget; go with the 130mm, and if it will not screw on far enough, put a serrated washer in between the frame and the end of the skewer.
08-22-14 | 03:58 AM
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Bikes: Peugeot Ventoux PH501, Vitus 979/Campy C-Record & Chorus, and TBD. :)
08-22-14 | 05:40 AM
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The current crop I am working with are trying to put a Swiss cup in an Italian BB shell.
