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Anyone know where I can find a pair of Syncros skewres. I haven't seen any in a long time but would like to get another pair. I did a google search but came up empty. Thanks |
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cycledogg wrote:
Anyone know where I can find a pair of Syncros skewres. I haven't seen any in a long time but would like to get another pair. I did a google search but came up empty. Those were junky skewers, certainly not worth going to a lot of trouble to find. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/qr for the skinny on good/bad skewers. Sheldon "Enclosed Cam" Brown +----------------------------------------+ | The art of being wise is the art of | | knowing what to overlook. | | --William James | +----------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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"cycledogg" wrote in message
ups.com... Hello, Anyone know where I can find a pair of Syncros skewres. I haven't seen any in a long time but would like to get another pair. I did a google search but came up empty. Thanks I have these, and skewers from Campagnolo, and about 10 other makers. Get Shimano. Best ever in use and design. And, as far as I can tell, every Shimano skewer from Sora/Deore right to the top of the line is the same in terms of construction. They are all good. So, you could buy a complete Deore hubset, that includes the excellent Shimano skewers for about the same price as the your average dysfunctional boutique skewer set. Then you could build a set of wheels around the Deore hubs, because they are better than all of the expensive, poorly designed and poorly sealed cartridge bearing hubsets flogged by the small-fry boutique manufacturers. |
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Dave Mayer wrote:
"cycledogg" wrote in message ups.com... Hello, Anyone know where I can find a pair of Syncros skewres. I haven't seen any in a long time but would like to get another pair. I did a google search but came up empty. Thanks I have these, and skewers from Campagnolo, and about 10 other makers. Get Shimano. Best ever in use and design. And, as far as I can tell, every Shimano skewer from Sora/Deore right to the top of the line is the same in terms of construction. They are all good. So, you could buy a complete Deore hubset, that includes the excellent Shimano skewers for about the same price as the your average dysfunctional boutique skewer set. Then you could build a set of wheels around the Deore hubs, because they are better than all of the expensive, poorly designed and poorly sealed cartridge bearing hubsets flogged by the small-fry boutique manufacturers. So Shimano just needs to make their standard hubs "look nice" with fancy graphics. Once they do that, they can then sell the nice "New Deore" hubs to the people that like pretty things and charge twice as much! -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:29:57 -0500, "Phil, Squid-in-Training"
wrote: So Shimano just needs to make their standard hubs "look nice" with fancy graphics. Once they do that, they can then sell the nice "New Deore" hubs to the people that like pretty things and charge twice as much! That's what XT is for. Jasper |
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Waht are your comments on skewer shaft material? Steel vs. titanium??
Sheldon Brown wrote: cycledogg wrote: Anyone know where I can find a pair of Syncros skewres. I haven't seen any in a long time but would like to get another pair. I did a google search but came up empty. Those were junky skewers, certainly not worth going to a lot of trouble to find. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/qr for the skinny on good/bad skewers. Sheldon "Enclosed Cam" Brown +----------------------------------------+ | The art of being wise is the art of | | knowing what to overlook. | | --William James | +----------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:29:57 -0500, "Phil, Squid-in-Training" wrote: So Shimano just needs to make their standard hubs "look nice" with fancy graphics. Once they do that, they can then sell the nice "New Deore" hubs to the people that like pretty things and charge twice as much! That's what XT is for. Jasper Eh... they still look the same to me. -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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An anonymous poster asked:
Waht are your comments on skewer shaft material? Steel vs. titanium?? I am not aware of any good quality skewers that use titanium shafts. Since the yield strength of steel is considerably higher than titanium, it seems to me that Ti is not a good material for this application. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/qr for the skinny on good/bad skewers. Sheldon "Enclosed Cam" Brown +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Military conscription is the worst form of slavery. | | A more enlightened age will consider it a War crime. | +-------------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Salsa's are well liked but I prefer Tranz-X's mass-produced in taiwan
skewers (Tranz-X is the main brand name for JD Components), particularly the ones with the clicking noise from the spring-lock mechanism when they open/close correctly. The cam-action on them is of a higher mechanical advantage than most other CNC'ed skewers like the Salsas, and they close firmly without any undue wheel flexing, even with suspension forks. Sheldon Brown wrote: An anonymous poster asked: Waht are your comments on skewer shaft material? Steel vs. titanium?? I am not aware of any good quality skewers that use titanium shafts. Since the yield strength of steel is considerably higher than titanium, it seems to me that Ti is not a good material for this application. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/qr for the skinny on good/bad skewers. Sheldon "Enclosed Cam" Brown +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Military conscription is the worst form of slavery. | | A more enlightened age will consider it a War crime. | +-------------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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