We've talked about everything else: favorite skewers?

[Climb01742]

I've always used cam-style skewers. Dura-Ace is elegant. Mavic more industrial. Both always give a solid hold. But recently someone recommended DT Swiss RWS skewers.

https://www.dtswiss.com/Components/rws/rws-Road-steel

Are they 'better' or just different? Anyone like them? Thanks.

[ergott]

Not my favorite, but they work well and have a following. Can't get past my Campagnolo stockpile.

I'd say they are better than any open cam skewer I know of and lighter than most closed cam.

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[Cicli]

Campagnolo.

/thread.

[velomonkey]

This has been discussed.

Campy - when not Campy go Shimano.

My fingers are now that much weaker haven responded to this query. I need better torque on my skewers.

[thirdgenbird]

Campagnolo.

/thread.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/thirdgenbird/bike-random/EE187957-0C88-4E2B-B6B4-C019D821AD8C_zpss8mlhyax.jpg

This doesn't include the four sets (2 record, 1 chorus, 1 veloce) of silver campy skewers that are holding wheels onto frames. It also doesn't include the black pair that I recently acquired...

[pjm]

The old and the new Campy Record. Depends on my mood. :D

[Tickdoc]

Enve's.

I am amazed when I hold them in my hand. It's like when you go to a restaurant that has those frosty mugs. You pick it up, anticipating it being made of glass, but whoah! They are eery light.

I've yet to encounter a skewer that didn't perform admirably, be it 100 oz or .05 oz in weight.

[bicycletricycle]

i like the new paul skewers a lot.

[Cicli]

i like the new paul skewers a lot.

They work VERY well. They were just too huge for my liking

[PaulE]

A long time ago, Sheldon Brown (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/skewers.html) said that Tulio Campagnolo's original design with an enclosed cam was the best. I am a Shimano guy so I use those on all my wheels except my Ksyriums and Lightweights that came with their own skewers. FWIW on my wheels with White Industries hubs, which come without skewers, I use Dura Ace skewers.

[Drmojo]

great colors too
great leverage
great company

[ptourkin]

great colors too
great leverage
great company

The colors are cool for matching CK stuff. The company has been QBP since the '90s.
I use DA and accept the weight penalty.

[Satellite]

Yep as you stated the best skewers are Shimano I like Dura Ace for road and XTR for mountain. I have ENVE and Mavic I like them too but NOT as much as the Closed Shimano style. The Mavic and ENVE are a little easier with my Breezer Dropouts.

[p nut]

Form over function for me, so I choose Shimano QR skewers.

Salsa is a good company, but skewers aren't that impressive. The plastic washer part has broken on me couple times now. I don't feel too comfortable with them. But the company has replaced them at no cost so kudos to them.

[Tony T]

this has been discussed.

Campy - when not campy go shimano.



+1

I don't try to save weight on a critical component.

[Ken Robb]

I like Chorus/Record, All Shimanos that I have tried (DA/Ultegra/XT and some old ones that I think were RX) and old silver Mavic skewers. They all hold perfectly and none of the levers hurt my hand so what could be better?

[cadence90]

Campa, FRM, whatever is at hand.

Fair Wheel Bikes Skewer Reviews. (http://blog.fairwheelbikes.com/reviews-and-testing/high-end-skewer-review/)

[Bob Ross]

recently someone recommended DT Swiss RWS skewers.

https://www.dtswiss.com/Components/rws/rws-Road-steel

Are they 'better' or just different? Anyone like them?


They're different. I like them...but not enough to go out of my way to get them for all my bikes. They can be a little finicky if you have breezer dropouts. I suspect there are a tiny handful of situations where they might be considered "better" (e.g., several years ago I ruptured a joint capsule in my index finger trying to open a Mavic cam-type skewer that some ass-hat had hogged down too tight...no chance of that happening with an RWS skewer.) But mostly they're just different.

And lighter.

And expensiver.

[cadence90]

So the DT spin like those old USE "SpinStix"?

Nightmare on hooded dropouts.

[ctcyclistbob]

Does anyone know about Velocity skewers?

They look nice, cost $20 each, but how well do they work?

[Ronsonic]

The modern world of lawyer lips and vertical dropouts has made the skewer's job easier. Or at least more tolerant of mediocrity.

That said, I prefer Campy, Shimano, Mavic, Suntour*, damn near anything with an enclosed-cam-dogleg-lever design over flip-levers. Especially with horizontal drops. The things just work.




* pretty much in that order.

[berserk87]

There is so much that I love about Salsa skewers, and the only thing I don't like is the poor durability offered by the plastic bushings. They wear thin after awhile and become weak.

I have mostly Mavic skewers now just because they have somehow accumulated. I have a few odd ones here and there. Shimano skewers seem cool. The Campy skewers must have changed because I don't recall the old ones being anything special.

[CSKeller]

I prefer the older style if I had to choose but love both old and new.

The Velo Orange are pretty sweet too if you are not concerned about weight!
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-quick-release-skewers.html

Others are lighter but none give me the confidence that Campagnolo (and VO) do.

[Satellite]

I prefer the older style if I had to choose but love both old and new.

The Velo Orange are pretty sweet too if you are not concerned about weight!
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-quick-release-skewers.html

Others are lighter but none give me the confidence that Campagnolo (and VO) do.

You didn't chime in about your Royce Skewers? Doesn't everyone need a $230/pair of skewers? :eek:

[parallelfish]

The Velo Orange are pretty sweet too if you are not concerned about weight!



I liked these as well, until a rear skewer came apart during a ride. I no longer trust them.

[Satellite]

I liked these as well, until a rear skewer came apart during a ride. I no longer trust them.

Wow were you okay, how did you find it and how did you get home? So many questions!

[Ti Designs]

I like alternating swordfish cubes and mushrooms on my skewers with sweet BBQ sauce.

[8aaron8]

I've always had various shimano skewers, mostly dura ace, which I love. Recently I picked up a wheelset with DA 9000 skewers and I see no need to improve on that one.

[KWalker]

Tune DC14.

[metalheart]

My vanity exposed itself and I went based completely on color: Paul Skewers

http://www.justridingalong.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1600x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/p/a/paul_qr_front.jpg

[soulspinner]

Older Zipp ti on the plastic bike and Campag skewers with my Chorus hubbed bike on steel. Both are excellent.

[MrDangerPants]

Any of these, though Cook Bros. Racing usually wins out.

http://40.media.tumblr.com/d85ccbf994927d5b9093df07e61105fb/tumblr_nnukse5pAm1tst9oeo1_1280.jpg

[chiasticon]

shimano. kcnc ti are really nice too.

[FreeFour]

Dura Ace have long been one of my favorite, but I also had a pair of cheap Novatec that were surprisingly nice.

[CSKeller]

I really like the look of the Royce skewers. They operate just fine too but they engage at near the end of their throw. With Campy skewers, you tighten the nut until you feel some engagement at 90 degrees of throw. The Royce's need tightening to where you feel engagement at nearly 150 degrees of throw. They work great and look great...just operate a little different than Campy.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=royce+quick+release&view=detailv2&&id=639CCBD6A7EAA3557DCD104F55E9373483860E9E&selectedIndex=3&ccid=Ft%2befy0V&simid=608038117310398807&thid=OIP.M16df9e7f2d152872cb6392163834a81ao0&ajaxhist=0

[guido]

I like the Paul skewers a lot. But if I want subtle I go for a set of Zipp titaniums that I got while i was still racing... Simple, understated and very light.

[cadence90]

Why is the cap on the Paul's orange? Just decor or is it reflective? Pretty chunky skewers, in any case, imo.

Those CBR dog-bones (or whatever they were called) were nice, but eBay prices for CBR now are just plain stupid.

[parallelfish]

Wow were you okay, how did you find it and how did you get home? So many questions!

No drama. Near the end of a ride, and I was going to swap wheels with my son. Was releasing the rear skewer, and if fell apart in my hand. There is a small c-clip type piece that holds the lever in place which became detached.

[pdmtong]

I've always used cam-style skewers. Dura-Ace is elegant. Mavic more industrial. Both always give a solid hold. But recently someone recommended DT Swiss RWS skewers.

https://www.dtswiss.com/Components/rws/rws-Road-steel

Are they 'better' or just different? Anyone like them? Thanks.

they are better in the sense that you can easily position the handle to suit your particular aesthetic sense. I have sets on road and mtb. they work fine.

[CAAD]

The Paul skewers have a really nice smooth action. I use them on my steel frame with horizontal dropouts. Once they clamp down they never let the wheel slip. KCNC ti skewers on my cannondale for years now with no issues.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Does anyone know about Velocity skewers?

They look nice, cost $20 each, but how well do they work?

I'm using two sets on bikes now. They feel as light or lighter than Campy and Shimano and have a solid action. It's a set-it-and-forget-it component and it's definitely not something I think about again after it's clamped.

[bicycletricycle]

Half of those aren't even QR's

Just glorified wing nuts :)

are those hufnagels?


Any of these, though Cook Bros. Racing usually wins out.

http://40.media.tumblr.com/d85ccbf994927d5b9093df07e61105fb/tumblr_nnukse5pAm1tst9oeo1_1280.jpg

[rounder]

I do not care so much what they look like. But when I switched over to my old bike with Campy 10 speed, I went with Mavic wheels with Mavic skewers. I liked the way everything looked and felt, but had problems with the wheel slipping out of the dropouts. Someone recommended switching to a cam operated skewer, which I did (old style Campy). So far so good. But, can I expect that the problem is solved, or do I need a longer term solution. Thanks.

[beeatnik]

I'm using two sets on bikes now. They feel as light or lighter than Campy and Shimano and have a solid action. It's a set-it-and-forget-it component and it's definitely not something I think about again after it's clamped.

I like them as well. Got mine with Velocity Hubs so didn't think about the price. At $20 they're solid.

[jtbadge]

Good luck so far with titanium Salsas and plain old Shimanos. Might try some Pauls on the next build for bling factor.

[Len J]

They're different. I like them...but not enough to go out of my way to get them for all my bikes. They can be a little finicky if you have breezer dropouts. I suspect there are a tiny handful of situations where they might be considered "better" (e.g., several years ago I ruptured a joint capsule in my index finger trying to open a Mavic cam-type skewer that some ass-hat had hogged down too tight...no chance of that happening with an RWS skewer.) But mostly they're just different.

And lighter.

And expensiver.

Life is too short for Breezer dropouts. :no:

[Len J]

Campy and DT swiass are my favorites.

I've never had a Shimano fail either.

Len

[ANAO]

I'm jonesing to try out a pair of these based on a recent thread:

http://www.cambriabike.com/images/product/large/hope_wheel_qrs_new.jpg

[bloody sunday]

i have Ti Zipp Aero skewers and they're great - otherwise I would use Enve's

[Cicli]

Those Hope skewers work well for external cam. They at least have a brass or bronze washer for the cam to ride on. Not some cheapo plastic thing.

[nathanong87]

Best i've used
-Tie, between dura ace 7900 or fulcrum/campy (new style). The came action distance for shimano and campy make the wheels very secure and never had issue with either.

Middle ground
-Zipp aero style skewers , they dont have a very tactile feel to when they close..... or relative to fulcrum / shimano it's alot less.

The worst i've used
- Were those KCNC joints. slip city.

[cnighbor1]

Skewers
I do know they can lose their grip and let wheel move side to side
I had a nice set of after market good quality do the above when stronger riders used my MTB Never thought they could do that if tight enough

[Seramount]

have a set of DA 7400 skewers with the little 'harp' thingie on the nut end...love those, really old-school look.

also have DA 7900 C24s, the skewers that came with them are nice too.