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Collin O'Neill
Guest
Hi there,
I have an '80s racing frame with some nice chromed horizontal dropouts.
My wheels use American Classic hubs and I can't get the bastards to
stay in the dropouts without forcing the quick-release skewer shut with
a clamp. The American Classic skewers have steel knurls, and I've tried
Shimano steel skewers as well. I've also tried some allen-key skewers
and they don't hold at all,most likely because the knurls are aluminum
and not steel.
As soon as I put some torque on it the wheel pulls out of the drive side
dropout.
Is there anything I can do to improve the grip short of stripping the
chrome off the dropouts entirely? Is there some special, heavy-duty
skewer I can look into? What about abrading the chrome at the dropout?
Thanks
Collin
I have an '80s racing frame with some nice chromed horizontal dropouts.
My wheels use American Classic hubs and I can't get the bastards to
stay in the dropouts without forcing the quick-release skewer shut with
a clamp. The American Classic skewers have steel knurls, and I've tried
Shimano steel skewers as well. I've also tried some allen-key skewers
and they don't hold at all,most likely because the knurls are aluminum
and not steel.
As soon as I put some torque on it the wheel pulls out of the drive side
dropout.
Is there anything I can do to improve the grip short of stripping the
chrome off the dropouts entirely? Is there some special, heavy-duty
skewer I can look into? What about abrading the chrome at the dropout?
Thanks
Collin