Joe's experience with allen skewers is mine, tho' mine all have aluminum contact surfaces. I once snapped the steel skewer on one trying to clamp a fixed wheel in chromed, horizontal dropouts.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Joe Broach <joebro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:43 AM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If you asked for my wild guess, I'd try those 'slow-release' levers. The >> ones you need an allen wrench to tighten. On chrome rear dropouts in the >> past, that's been helpful for me. I think they generate substantially more >> clampforce. > > That's opposite my experience, but I'd be interested to hear the > "slow-release" skewers you had success with. I'm not able to get near > the clamping force out of those 5mm bolts that I get from an internal > cam QR. > > I think it almost has to be the axle at this point. Many have run QRs > with horizontal drops without issue. I did with a 22/28 low gear for > thousands of slip-free miles, and that using a Deore LX skewer with > aluminum faces. > > Frustrating, to be sure, but I wouldn't be distracted by things other > than that axle. > > Best, > joe broach > portland, or > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
