Can you use MTB skewers on a road bike?

Pokerface
Pokerface Posts: 7,960
edited July 2009 in Workshop
MTB skewers have a 135mm width, while road ones are 130mm.

Any problem using the 135mm ones on a road bike? Does this just mean tightening them more?

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  • Stellite
    Stellite Posts: 544
    Im not sure of there will be enough thread left to tighten up to the 130mm.

    Why do you want to use MTB skewers?
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Stellite wrote:
    Im not sure of there will be enough thread left to tighten up to the 130mm.

    Why do you want to use MTB skewers?

    Cheaper. By a lot.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    You can, it is probably best to chop it down and lengthen out the threads. However it will be holding your hub in, so is it worth it...
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Providing there is still spare thread when set for 130mm then no problem. I would cut the spare off as it could hurt someone in a prang (you probably). Not an item I would go for 'cheap' on. They do rather an important job and are not expensive. All mine came with the wheels.
    My Fleet.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Nice skewers ARE expensive. But all points taken on board and order cancelled.

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