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Submitted by
Jesse VOZA
a Racer
from St-Martin, Caribbean
Date Reviewed: 1/1/2006 12:47:49 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Procupine rim in moab |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | TRISPORT St-Maarten |
| Strengths: | + Strong + Smooth + Secure + Lever away from wheel axle |
| Weaknesses: | - Heavy - You can't spin the lever because of the offset to take off the front wheel |
| Similar Products Tried: | Almost all of them |
| Bike Setup: | Everything but with shimano QR |
| Bottom Line: | The shimanos are the only one with that kind of arm to lock the wheels. I guess they have the patent and it is the system that is working the best. If you want them, find the 2000-2002 versions they are not laser etched but cut through ! They are marvelous and rare. The 2003-2005 are heavier and not as high-end. |
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Submitted by
Andrew Klauser
a Cross Country Rider
from Feldafing
Date Reviewed: 7/26/2002 2:48:15 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $60 |
| Purchased At: | Rösch |
| Strengths: | Longterm Strength, clamp force |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | tune ti, control tech ti, salsa cromo |
| Bike Setup: | DeKerff Generation 96 |
| Bottom Line: | They are very strong, clamp force is extra high; and they keep functioning. Slightly less strong: the cromoly Salsa ones; these look nicer. Don't use titan skewers. The clamp force of those is not sufficient. The skewers is the one part of your bike where weight reduction is NOT indicated. |
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Submitted by
Scott Frazier
a Cross Country Rider
from Alpine, UT
Date Reviewed: 9/11/2001 8:49:45 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Gooseberry Mesa, UT |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | came on Santa Cruz Superlight |
| Bottom Line: | This is a review of the XT skewer, recorded here as there is no category for the XT skewer as yet. The Shimano XT skewer is sadly deficient. First, the nut is hard to turn. I almost need pliers to loosen my skewers, even after lubing. Second, the lever side of the skewer cannot rotate a complete revolution on my 2000 Marzoochi x-fly fork. The lever hangs up on the drop-out. I replaced these skewers with old (admittedly expensive, ti) skewers from another bike which rotate just fine on the x-fly fork, and are much lighter also. Shimano, you can do better! The XT skewer only merits one chili, but I don't want to throw off the tally for the XTR skewers so I'm putting down a five chili rating. |
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Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Waco, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: 8/8/2001 10:27:04 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Cameron Park in Waco, TX |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Came with XTR hubs |
| Strengths: | Stay in place well, very easy to open |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized skewers |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Specialized Stuntjumper M4, 2001 Judy SL fork, XTR mega 9 drive train, King headset, Mavic 517 rims, XTR hubs |
| Bottom Line: | Although not an important part of the riding experience, these skewers surprised me with the ease it takes to open and close the skewer. Definitely grease them before use, it makes it much easier =) Happy trails! |
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Submitted by
DR. DRE
a Weekend Warrior
from B.D.P.
Date Reviewed: 8/1/2000 12:36:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | STEEEP & TECHNICAL |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | SUPER STRONG, EAZY 2 UZE. XTR CUTOUT IS HOTTT! MADD SMOOTH |
| Weaknesses: | NONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE |
| Similar Products Tried: | SALSA, XT. |
| Bike Setup: | FREERIDE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Bottom Line: | GREAT LOOKING. GREAT WORKING. THEIR XTR. sHIMANO DOESN'T LABEL ANYTHING XTR UNLESS IT IS TOP SHELF EQUIPMENT. |
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Submitted by
mike snare
a Cross Country Rider
from wales
Date Reviewed: 7/16/2000 5:25:52 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | abertillery |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | BEST ACTION PERIOD, PROBABILY THE STRONGEST! |
| Weaknesses: | heavier than others... thats it! |
| Similar Products Tried: | control tech, odyssey, xt |
| Bike Setup: | fat chance titanium, wbsc72ul, king, xtr |
| Bottom Line: | compared to all other quick releases, these do actually quick releases compared to the majority of slow releases on the market that require a twist or are just a pain to use due to the un ergonomic shape! these will also waaay outlast any of the other lite weight wannabes iff you're not concerned with the weight then get these, almost a fit and forget mentality that is chris king! |
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Submitted by
Chip
a Weekend Warrior
from South Pasadena, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 5/2/2000 3:50:54 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Strengths: | light, cheap, reliable |
| Weaknesses: | none found |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano XT, Salsa |
| Bike Setup: | '96 Gary Fisher Mt.Tam dble butt'd 6061 frame polished, old RockShox Judy XC, Bones carbon arch with White Bros hardbody+ and long WB Judd steel springs (83mm travel), XTR derailers with Carmichael jockys and rollamajig, XT brakes & pods, RaceFace cranks on World Class Ti BB with Avatar's ramped and riveted Werks rings, XTR hubs w/ DT ss dbl butt'd spokes laced to Mavac217 SUPs, Kevlar IRC Mythos tires, Syncros Ti post w/ Avocet Ti race saddle, Syncros Stem w/Scott carbon LFX bar, SpeedWorks Ti and SRP alloy bolts throughout, 21.5lbs. |
| Bottom Line: | They work like they should, light, smooth and cheap! |
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