Thread: Tune skewers

Quote: Originally Posted by jmartpr The KCNC is probably one of the best in clamping while not being heavy...we have sold 100s of these without any issues in fact it's our best selling KCNC product....could it be that light skewers would allow some kind of flex on your frame or hub causing the noise? I guess it could be the flexing of the skewers hard that's making it creak. So no to light skewers if you want a stiff and quiet ride.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tiffster I tried some Carbon/Ti ones once - just ridding along and the levers both flopped open so they came loose after 30 seconds ridding. I've since been riding DT Swiss 10mm RWS ones - MUCH better. Back then Carbon-Ti had a whole lot of skewers with bad tolerances which i think got all replaced...but that model by todays standards is outdated and overweight anyway

We have a few DC14 (road) on their way and will see how the clamping works....according to Tune the MTB version is backordered, will be available after Eurobike. They do look sweet!

So I'm seeing a new skewer from Tune... the DC16/17 for mountain. Uses a 6/4 spindle, aluminum end cap and cam, and the lever for the cam is carbon. Looks nice, but I'm curious if it has decent enough clamping power to use with a suspension fork... any one here have any thoughts or experience with it? My experience in the past is that these super lightweight skeweres don't clamp as tightly as I would like. Last - I was trying to...

I tried some Carbon/Ti ones once - just ridding along and the levers both flopped open so they came loose after 30 seconds ridding. I've since been riding DT Swiss 10mm RWS ones - MUCH better.

The KCNCs work nicely as long as they are tight enough, and they're cheap! I find that to get them really tight I like to tighten them while wearing gloves using my lower palm area. Otherwise I'll bruise my palm if not wearing gloves! The same probably goes for other short-levered skewers. I'll never buy another Tune product after the myriad problems I've had with my Kong hub.