Ringle Chinese Skewer Repros

[Canuckbiker]

Interesting find today on eBay: modern Ringle repro Ti skewers. Not cheap either, cheaper than NOS I’m sure but $80USD for wheels and $100USD for wheels and seatpost (plus $10 shipping).

Also interestingly: they have the nerve to point out their design fixes the original cam design, huh? I’ve always loved the Ringle skewer design but never used them, are they in need of improvement?

I guess it’s nice to see a repro version for us collectors which appears faithful to the original available, new, no scratches, etc. Personally I’ve not felt too compelled to get these over priced skewers to date but yes, I’m guilty of having them on my wish list.

Thoughts from the community on using these?

Ti-stix Skewer 3DV Turquoise By ImprovePart Ringle | eBay

All of skewers are with titanium rods and our products have been fixed the locking issue from the original version.

www.ebay.com

 

[joglo]

Improvepart runs an own shop and has other interesting repro stuff too e.g. Headshock shock boots.

ImprovePart Team | Provide Quality Vintage Bike Parts

ImprovePart is the top online parts store for vintage bike. We provide parts that the official has not support any more, And improve parts to make your bike better. Shop vintage Cannondale, Ringle, Shimano, Grafton, Avid, RockShox, Manitou, Marzocchi, GT, CODA, Headshok, Lefty parts.

www.improvepart.com

But let's not forget the custom, man-made ones from Synlos VS the stuff from Improvepart most likely produced in China.

For Sale - Repro - Made in Germany (IRD, Ringle, Bullseye, Cook, Syncros, Fat, WTB)

Repro-Parts Made in Germany! Shipment is NOT INCLUDED! The conditions of shipment has changed! Not tracked: from 8-16€ (till 2Kg) Tracked: from 8-55€ (depends on weight and destination)! Some discount is always available! PayPal only with F&F or add the fees and change quote! For more...

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Canuckbiker]

100% yes, they have the ImprovePart label in the listing, suppose it’s a good thing we have some makers making repros of good parts like the elusive/expensive Ringle skewers. SRP makes repro Syncros Cattlehead alloy caps, much nicer then the plastic one I replaced this year and I’m okay with that.

Not sure I’d go with these while wanting legit Ringle units but good to have the option

 

[ishaw]

I had some ringle skewers, they looked nice of course but the action to tighten them up wasn't that great and they would groan as well.

Not sure if the price for repro version is expensive or not these days, as everything costs much more than it should imho, and that's even more than it cost last week.

 

[vtwinvince]

Not a fan of supporting Chinese fakery.

 

[Imlach]

Hallelujah for Chinesium and Chitanium. Bit dear but they look nice and probably better quality than the original.

 

[vtwinvince]

Sure thing, until they explode under stress and leave you a pile of flesh in the road.

 

[Imlach]

Sure thing, until they explode under stress and leave you a pile of flesh in the road.

Price we pay to look cool

 

[d8mok]

Rok fu , who is the guy behind improvepart is a enthusiast who started with Cannondale parts to help people find those elusive bits we all need.

His headshok rubber boots and tools have helped loads and I doubt he’s in it for the money as they aren’t expensive at all and he documented the process of finding the correct sizes and rubber etc along the way

 

[Canuckbiker]

Rok fu , who is the guy behind improvepart is a enthusiast who started with Cannondale parts to help people find those elusive bits we all need.

His headshok rubber boots and tools have helped loads and I doubt he’s in it for the money as they aren’t expensive at all and he documented the process of finding the correct sizes and rubber etc along the way

Good to know, I’m noticing other possible useful bits on their website now with a second look