Quick release question

[quickfeet]

How come most used wheels don’t come with skewers? Specifically, wheels with Shimano hubs. Those all come with a matching set, why is it unreasonable to expect them to go along with the wheels?

[oliver1850]

One word:

Hoarders

I'd guess I've purchased 40 pairs of used wheels and could count the ones that came with original skewers on one hand.

[rwsaunders]

I've never sold a wheelset without them but with buyers expecting sellers to cover wheelset shipping and PayPal fees, selling the skewers separately can become a way to offset these costs. Just look at the price that Dura Ace and Campag skewers fetch on their own.

[ultraman6970]

QRs can be as expensive as the hubs...

[verbs4us]

Royce Skewers, only $168 for the pair, minus shipping. But there's more! Once Brexit takes full effect you can probably move the decimal point to the left.