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[Closed] Done to death sorry, but what quick release skewers

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As above looking for a set of qrs for an inbred build, preferably black what's good?

And just cos for this,
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Posted : 08/02/2013 8:03 pm
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Shimano. Always seem the most secure to me. If you shop around you get them with a free Deore hub


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:05 pm
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The Salsa ones are very pretty.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:05 pm
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I say Hope, everyone else will say Shimano.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:06 pm
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I do like the look of the salsa ones


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:06 pm
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Personally I would avoid hope. My missus had a pair that constantly loosened which was not cool. Ended up throwing them away rather than selling on.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:08 pm
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Salsa - pretty, secure, expensive
Shimano - not so pretty, very secure, cheaper
Hope - mid pretty, mid secure, mid price

IMHO of course


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:09 pm
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ebay Ti ones - half the weight, do the same job


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:10 pm
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Shimano XT, why bother with anything else?


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:10 pm
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Superstar through axles, perhaps?


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:11 pm
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yup shimano, hope ones suck in comparison.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:12 pm
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Link br?


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:12 pm
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XT are £7 at CRC
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=87526


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:13 pm
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I'd go with Tune. They're pricey but light,beautiful and very strong. Would look great on that frame 🙂
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Posted : 08/02/2013 8:14 pm
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or £10 for a pair of deore
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=94392


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:14 pm
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Shimano ones as they have the best and most secure cam action, period. Another other QR is asking for possible trouble - especially on the fork.

Otherwise DT Swiss RWS, although they are not so quick release...


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:14 pm
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My rear Hope skewer has been rock solid.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:17 pm
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Shimano if you want a QR.

I've swapped all my bikes to Halo Hex skewers though, lighter and cheaper and I've never had one come loose.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:18 pm
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XT it is cheers


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 8:53 pm
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Shimano XT are best performance and don't cost a great deal. Dull boring black or dull boring silver only though.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 9:20 pm
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to add some balance, i have hope ones, they have never came loose.
i also have some dinky superstar ones, they have never came loose, and they look quite nice too.
ive used shimano in the past, they never came loose.
used specialized, they never came loose.
used some that came on a GT i once had, they were shite.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 9:32 pm
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Shimano every time - they work really well, and last and last and last.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 9:37 pm
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While I agree that Shimano is without doubt the safest bet, I've been running [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=606 ]USE Spin Stix[/url] on my GT for a few years now and think they're brilliant.

They may not be the quickest quick release but he certainly do up tight if you need to.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 9:59 pm
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Chromag are lovely but expensive. Otherwise you really can't go wrong with Shimano.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 10:02 pm
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Another vote for Shimano.. can't go wrong!


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 10:13 pm
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shimano just work
hopes look nice and mine have been 100% reliable
superstar thru axels for extra stiffness


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 10:22 pm
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never had a single problem with hope skewers. have been using them for about 15 years in various types and on various bikes.

that said, ive always had similar experience with shimano skewers.


 
Posted : 08/02/2013 10:25 pm
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Big vote for Salsa Fliplocks. I was gutted to recently find out that they no longer do the Rasta ones. In a moment of improvisation, I bought a green set, a mate bought a red set and we are hoping to cannabalize an old gold set to make our own Rastas!

Just so pretty, easy on the hand and secure. What more do you need??


 
Posted : 09/02/2013 7:01 am
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To counter everyone saying they have had no problems with Hope skewers, my front one was always coming loose, so now that one is a 9mm thru axle, rws as it does up much tighter than the superstar one.

The rear hope has been ok.


 
Posted : 09/02/2013 7:36 am