Bent skewers? How does it happen?

Pokerface
Pokerface Posts: 7,960
edited September 2009 in Workshop
Started a thread elsewhere asking about skewers - as mine seem to bend (especially the front ones).

Some people saying that as the hub basically supports the weight of the rider (and not the skewer itself), it should be impossible to bend a skewer.

Anyone else ever get a bent skewer? Any ideas on how this can happen?

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  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    too tight?
    Manchester wheelers

    PB's
    10m 20:21 2014
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    100m Yeah right.
  • Baytt
    Baytt Posts: 102
    i had a hybrid bike that had bent skewers, i thought it had something to do with both wheels being out of true from broken spokes.

    could be wrong but might be worth checking the wheels.
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    Broken axle?
    Trodden on when not in the wheel?
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,268
    Had a rather expensive DT Swiss bent...

    I only use Shimano ones now... I'm more than happy to compromise the few grams difference for a stronger and more efficient (and easier to open and lock) quick release
    left the forum March 2023

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