"bomba" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:50:19 +0000, Peter B wrote:

Well I've not had a problem yet but I do make sure the standard Shimano
skewers are very tight.

Is there such a thing as too tight? Is there a danger of the skewer
being over-stressed and being more likely to fail?


Well, skewers do break. It's rare for good quality steel skewers to break
but others do.

Greg