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Skewers and titanium bikes

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  1. amir
    Member

    In the "upgrade of the day" thread
    http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4475

    I indicated that I had bought some Dura Ace skewers for my race bike to stop the wheels falling off. It turned that these were very much on the heavy side - probably an old model. I will use them instead for my wife's bike (oh the generosity!) to allow her to use the turbo trainer.

    I am now considering whether to buy some new shiny skewers with QRs, or get them for a Christmas pressie. The problem is that infrequently the QR loses its grip on the titanium frame and the wheel slips from its normal position. This has only happened 4 times (that I have noticed) in the last 9 months and 3k miles. The first two times when on the first ride and affected the front wheel. The last two times were in the last week and affected the rear wheel (not recently taken off). This has never happened with any other bike but it is a bit scary, annoying and sometimes painful.

    Should I (a) man up and just ensure the QR is tight on each time I go out or (b) buy some more secure skewers?

    If (b), is the titanium frame the main cause of the problem or the Easton external cam QRs? Any recommendations for new skewers? Lightweight internal cam QRs for a reasonable price seem to be difficult to source.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Perhaps the hardness of the titanium frame prevents the mild deformation of the frame material which, in a softer frame, provides a slight key for the QR millings to bite into. That's assuming that your frame doesn't have replaceable drop-outs. I can't think why it should since titanium frames are extremely strong.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. druidh
    Member

    I had problem with skewers on a Ti frame. I only ever fit Shimano now (XT or XTR) - they are faultless.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    I'm assuming you've not been as stupid as I once was and greased the contact surfaces. I learned not to do that when my bike threw its back wheel leaving me on the ground and it hung over a railing.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. amir
    Member

    The dropouts are pure Ti I believe. I suspect it is just the hardness of the material. I'll scout around for shimano internal cam skewers that don't weigh a ton.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. amir
    Member

    Unwanted new 105 skewers found! Hopefully this will sought the problem.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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