QR skewers...

castlelad

i fancy changing the skewers , and am wondering if they are "standard sized " or are they/some specific for wheel width etc etc ?

turnerjohn

rear are different...135mm axle for MTB and 130mm for road....other then that same as

castlelad

turnerjohn wrote:

rear are different...135mm axle for MTB and 130mm for road....other then that same as

cheers, i knew rear was longer,

YeehaaMcgee

Just get Shimano ones

supersonic

Why do you want to change? And what are you changing from?

castlelad

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Just get Shimano ones

why ?

supersonic wrote:

Why do you want to change? And what are you changing from?

because im giving the 'goose a bit of tlc and the springs in the rear skewer are shot, PLUS i thought why not !

i dont actually know what sort are on it atm, just the crappy standard that came on it tbh. :roll:

nicklouse

castlelad wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Just get Shimano ones

why ?

supersonic wrote:

Why do you want to change? And what are you changing from?

because im giving the 'goose a bit of tlc and the springs in the rear skewer are shot, PLUS i thought why not !

shimano work the best.

the springs do nothing other than make it easier to remove the wheels.

supersonic

If they work, leave them. Waste of money upgrading, save it for stuff that makes a difference!

castlelad

nicklouse wrote:

castlelad wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Just get Shimano ones

why ?

shimano work the best.

the springs do nothing other than make it easier to remove the wheels.

true, but they are twisted/bent out of shape. ie not cone shape anymore.

YeehaaMcgee

castlelad wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

castlelad wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Just get Shimano ones

why ?

shimano work the best.

the springs do nothing other than make it easier to remove the wheels.

true, but they are twisted/bent out of shape. ie not cone shape anymore.

Doesn't matter.

chez_m356

castlelad wrote:

true, but they are twisted/bent out of shape. ie not cone shape anymore.

if it bothers you that much http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/11 ... pring.html

The Rookie

I don't use springs in the rear, little point, only in the front to centre the skewer to escape the 'lawyers lips' on the fork dropouts, so put the best 2 up front, bin the rest and keep using!