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geoffmayne
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CADate Reviewed: August 17, 2010
Strengths: Doesn't explode into tiny shards, and hasn't attacked my cats. Also, it contains virtually no radioactive elements, and it has never, never, ever eaten a chocolate chip cookie I was saving.Weaknesses: Doesn't actually clamp with any reliability.Bottom Line: When twisting to tighten, before clamping, the lever can move relative the surface it clamps against. Thus, you can clamp it shut, and it won't be seated. Then, as you ride on a bumpy surface (yes, I have done such a crazy thing!) the wheel develops an odd wobble. Sure enough, the quick release has become loose.
I'd say avoid it like the plague, but the plague never caused my wheel to become loose.
Favorite Trail: Miner's Ridge
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Came with bike
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Ride_2_Fast
a Cross Country Rider
from VADate Reviewed: June 28, 2009
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: They are extremely hard to close and they loosen while ridingBottom Line: Amer. Classic make good wheels, but their skewers and useless.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NMDate Reviewed: June 3, 2007
Strengths: I think they were cheap...Weaknesses: Becomes impossibly difficult to open or close. Slightly smaller diameter than the Salsa skewers I replaced them with. Weak.Bottom Line: With these skewers, toward the end of my ownership of them, I avoided going on some rides just because of how much of an utter pain it was to get my wheel off and on to rack it on my car. When I decided enough was enough, I had to use a monstrous set of vice grips to make a foot-long lever to open them. Ridiculous.
Meanwhile, while I wouldn't call myself a smooth rider, I'm 160 lbs and just ride trails, and don't do intentionally retarded stuff. My wheels have only needed very minor true jobs, and while my 4.1 rims have a good reputation for strength vs weight, they are by no means burly hoops. Both my front and rear skewers were bent.
I switched these out for Salsa skewers. The Salsas have a bigger diameter, and are a nice snug fit in the hubs, which makes me think these AMC's were just too thin. My steering and tracking feel a little stronger now, and my Hope M4s, which were Banshees running the AMC's, are now dead silent.
These are the only skewers I have ever actually formed an opinion on, and unfortunately that's because they completely suck.
Favorite Trail: Monarch Crest
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Shimano, WTB, Salsa, etc.... this is the only skewer I've ever actually formed an opinion on.
Bike Setup: Titus MotoLite, running DT 240s hubs laced to DT 4.1 rims.
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Billy
a Cross Country Rider
from MarylandDate Reviewed: August 10, 2006
Strengths: Solid, Rigid, ToughWeaknesses: Maybe a little heavier than others, but the toughness and rigidity comes at a price.Bottom Line: I saw the reviews blasting this scewer and had to chime in. The one I have is designed for their suspension disc hub and it works great. The plastic screw that is on the opposite side of the skewer on the bolt has never given me a single problem, it has a stainless steel knarled edge for contact on the fork and the threads are steel. This product isn't all blingy, but it works and works very very well.
Favorite Trail: Frederick Watershed
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At: oddsandendos.com
Similar Products Used: Salsa, Specialized, Cook Brothers
Bike Setup: American Classic Wheelset.
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Jonas
a Racer
from Basel, SwitzerlandDate Reviewed: December 3, 2005
Strengths: light
looks niceWeaknesses: you can't close it hard because this lever hurts so much
plastic looks cheapBottom Line: this lever hurts so much (it shouldn't be bend so much to the outside at it's end) that all strengths are worthless.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Shimano, Campagnolo
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Dave Ra
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR, USADate Reviewed: September 6, 2005
Strengths: solid skewer shaftWeaknesses: non-knurled contact surfacesBottom Line: The bottom line is that I would not use a skewer with a non-knurled contact surface with anything other than a perfectly vertical dropout. Even then, I really wouldn't risk it. There are several brands out there that have knurled steel contact surfaces. Get one of those and don't risk your butt.
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used: Shimano
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AZ
a Cross Country Rider
from East CoastDate Reviewed: December 13, 2000
Strengths: Really lightWeaknesses: Not Knurled, bad lever designBottom Line: OK, AmClassic makes great stuff. I swear by their seat posts. They are undergoing some overhauls at the company, so they have redesigned alot of products. This review is for the Old style skewers (which they still sell). You know them because they have that rod-type lever. Well, as trick-looking and light as the lever looks, it hurts your hand like heck to close it. I really fold up my glove as padding when closing the skever. Also, there is no knorling on the surface which contacts the dropouts, it's just smooth. Is this secure? I don't know, but I would not use these for DH. Anyway, the NEW skewers (more standard looking lever) seem to have fixed these problems. Take-home message - Great price and light, but my hand is too sore to type well, so.......
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: American Classic web site
Similar Products Used: Shimano, Kore
Bike Setup: Which one?
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