Originally Posted by
Polaris OBark
Was it steel, titanium or aluminum or what?
Get a DT Swiss steel one. Actually, get two, one for the back and one for the front. The design is superior to any conventional quick release (including my Dura Ace internal cam). Skip titanium. It stretches (and bends) more easily, and costs much more.
The DT Swiss steel skewers are the next best thing to thru-axles.
Yes.. that way he/she can bend a More Expensive Steel Rod Next Time !
wow.
and you are wrong about titanium's "bending" characteristics.. If it bends some,, it then wants to Reassume it's previous shape.. a well known factor.. See: "Metal Memory of titanium"... and it is far more resistant to bending than steel.... that is why it can have far thinner wall thicknesses than steel when formed into tubing....in the case of QR skewers, the rod is a solid bar stock.
Funny, why isn't the option of CHROME MOLY skewers mentioned... hmmmmm....