Recommend some good, strong skewers....?

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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    cjw wrote:
    Just checking :lol: Still confused on the noise and bending them then...

    Noise is a very common thing - especially when it comes to Mavic wheels. They are known for it (apparently).

    Bending - not sure. I'm almost positive I've had both front and rear ones bend over the years (you can tell when you look at them - and can feel them rubbing when pulling them out of the hubs).

    I've read elsewhere about people bending skewers, so it's not just me!
  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    Shimano easily make some of the best out there, I think Campags are OK as well (you'd hope so as they invented them!).

    They should be a tight fit in the hub, that doesn't mean they are bent. The only way I can think of that you are bending them is over tightening, QRs shouldn't be ramped up as hard as they can go.
  • Escargot
    Escargot Posts: 361
    I have Mavic wheels and have yet to experience creaking so am hoping it doesn't start soon.

    Looking at the pic it doesn't seem like there's a great deal of face-to-face contact between the fork and the hub (due to the reduced diameter section of the hub). I realise this isn't your exact assembly but if it's similar to this then it could be the problem.

    The smaller diameter of the hub looks like it could rock as it doesn't appear to offer much support. To me it would fit much better if the step were removed altogether so that the skewer/hub clamped the fork completely. IIRC the typical assembly would have a nut on the hub side.

    A simple solution would be to fit a thick washer/spacer to spread the load.
  • cjw
    cjw Posts: 1,889
    Escargot wrote:
    I have Mavic wheels and have yet to experience creaking so am hoping it doesn't start soon.

    I have Mavic's too.
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  • dieselgeezer
    dieselgeezer Posts: 231
    I've found that over-tightening the skewers is what causes the creaking & clicking. Having them just tight enough (some may say too loose) is what cures the noise issue.
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  • rogerthecat
    rogerthecat Posts: 669
    Pokerface, something is a miss here, I would take it to my LBS and let them have a look, I do as you and do alot of up hill sprinting, ect ect, and no problems also weigh in at 94Kgs at the mo.
  • Stellite
    Stellite Posts: 544
    Hi

    Check ot some previous threads on Mavic wheel noise.
    Had mine at the LBS yesterday and they checked specke tension etc and said they were fine. Im just putting up with the noise when sprinting uphill out of the saddle.
  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    Like somebody else up there i have KCNC ti, though in my case on the roadie. They work fine. Not sure I'd recommend them as bombproof though - for that the only answer is Shimano or Campag. Lower end ones are just as strong (possibly even a tad stronger), just a bit heavier.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Well - I made a few changes last night (including tightening the hubs as they were a little loose). Start of the ride - dead quiet. So that might have been the issue.

    But buy the end of the ride you could hear me coming from a mile away.

    Took everything apart last night, cleaned, oiled, greased, tightened and put back together.

    We'll see if there is any improvement tonight!
  • Escargot
    Escargot Posts: 361
    Quick question. Are you applying grease to the interface between the fork ends and the hub/skewer faces ?

    If so maybe you want to try degreasing these contact faces.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Well - after oiling up the spoke nipples, cleaning the hubs inside, tightening it all up and greasing the skewer....


    ....had a nice, quiet ride last night. :)
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    I very much agree with Sheldon Brown's views on this....

    Internal cam quick release are far superior in terms of performance. Unfortunately only Shimano and Campagnolo still make them... maybe the top end Mavic are internal cam.

    All the others have very little functionality and only work on frames with vertical dropouts, hence they're not usable on single speed bikes, steel frames...

    For some silly reasons they're also very difficult to find in the UK, always out of stock... Had to buy mine on E-bay
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  • Escargot
    Escargot Posts: 361
    Pokerface wrote:
    Well - after oiling up the spoke nipples, cleaning the hubs inside, tightening it all up and greasing the skewer....


    ....had a nice, quiet ride last night. :)

    Great ! Problem solved at last. Now you can ride in peace :D
  • top_bhoy
    top_bhoy Posts: 1,424
    Anyone have experience of SRAM Ti skewers? I'm looking at Wiggle and these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/SRAM_Titanium_Quick_Release_Skewer_Set/5360039911
    1) Look good and will match the SRAM groupset intended to be fitted to the bike
    2) Reasonably priced (as far as skewers go)
    3) Not required urgently so can wait a bit it longer for them to arrive

    There are few reviews I can find and this is putting me off just buying them.
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  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    Top_Bhoy wrote:
    Anyone have experience of SRAM Ti skewers? I'm looking at Wiggle and these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/SRAM_Titanium_Quick_Release_Skewer_Set/5360039911
    1) Look good and will match the SRAM groupset intended to be fitted to the bike
    2) Reasonably priced (as far as skewers go)
    3) Not required urgently so can wait a bit it longer for them to arrive

    There are few reviews I can find and this is putting me off just buying them.
    I agree with the prevailing advice here. An internal steel cam is the right way to do this. I think that limits you to Shimano or Campag, which doesn't matter because they're interchangeable.I should think your LBS will have some about the place, that they'll sell you.

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