What are the Best QR Skewers and why?

[ibbz]

Curious to know what skewers you think are the best?
Whether internal cam, external - steel or Ti and price/going rate wise? And of course looks and design.
And pics please!

I'm looking to buy a pair of the Paul Comp 25th Anniversary Skewers - are they worth it? Will cost $100 a pair from AVT.

 

[Ollie]

As for modern skewers go I'm a big fan of Hope's, not badly priced either .

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Shimano standard are ace, can't fault them. After that its the hope ones.

The Paul's are not worth it, no skewer is either it when they do nothing a bog standard Shimano one does best. I think of the hope as an extravagance, so always buy them when some silly bike pimp sells there hardly used ones off.

I was actually quite surprised how well the current hope one work, after using old one and so similar can style ones. But you are just paying for the look.

 

[syncrosfan]

Salsa are my favorites. Decent price, look great, good ergonomics, lots of colors. (decent weight in the Ti-version).

 

[ibbz]

Any pics? And Internal vs External cam?

 

[ibbz]

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How about Royce Talent?
(Very Expensive - but are they really worth that much more than say Campag Record or Shimano? or even the Paul's? Or the Hope or Salsa??)

Paul Com 25th Anniversary.

Campag

 

[syncrosfan]

The Royce ones look ace, but I'm terrified to even ask the price...

 

[ibbz]

The Royce ones look ace, but I'm terrified to even ask the price...

Bloody £160!!!! That's on SALE!!! The Gold ones are £260! For a pair of Skewers??!?!?

Beautiful, but for that price there should be a set of hubs with them!

 

[shamobius]

If you're talking vintage skewers, American Classics were always my fave. Light, simple, strong, came in colours, and titanium. Hard to find though...

 

[syncrosfan]

"Beautiful, but for that price there should be a set of hubs with them!"
Not Royce hubs you don't! I found out how much a Titanium Royce set of hubs cost... took me months of therapy to come to terms that such things exist :facepalm: