>From what I have understood, many people curved their own skewer levers,
back before they were factory produced. This is in addition to the Record hubs
on wheels that came through Schwinn. Schwinn countersunk the Campy drilled
spoke holes in the hubs and built a bunch of track and road wheel sets, only
to have many (don't know how many, but obviously enough) fail and break there.
This is what inspired the "drilled out" or "double drilled" large flange
hubs. I believe they took the already countersunk hubs, and produced new holes
in between each, back to original Campy specs. The curved skewers were part
of these wheel sets. I think curving was done in the 1960s too, when some
Campy track hubs still had q/r skewers. Curving the handle allowed it to be
safely tucked away so that it couldn't be accidentally flipped open with
bike-to-bike contact ... which is certain to be a painful experience, should it
happen to one while at speed on the velodrome.
If you feel like selling (or better, trading for) it, let me know ... I have one here, and need another to match for a local friend's bike with road wheels, as described above.
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield MI USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:43:27 -0600 From: Manfred Hegwer <manfredhegwer@hotmail.com> Subject: [CR] Help needed dating a Campy Record QR skewer
I have a Campy QR skewer that has the same "Vincenza Campagnolo Italy" cast ing as the common 1970s flat handled QR Skewers, however this handle is c urved. The screw on end of the skewer is identical to the 1970s skewers--c onical with the "D" ring--it does not have the bulbous end of the later ske wers. Is this the 1978 CPSC compliant model? When did the later curved ha ndle skewers with "Campagnolo" in script and the bulbous screw end appear?
Manfred Hegwer Lincolnshire, IL
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