I have also had a couple of them fail. It was in the mid seventies, the skewers were less than a year old. The main rod snapped in the threaded portion {side opposite the lever}. They were both rear, my local dealer replaced them free. I have used Simplex skewers off and on since then and have never have had another failure, was there perhaps a bad batch? Or was I inadvertently applying too much tension ? Greg Lone Langley B.C. Canada
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