Pair of Wheel skewers. 4mm Cro-Mo rods with allen key end fittings. Anodized alloy end caps. Stiffer than a conventional wheel QR with added bonus of theft prevention. • Colour - Black, Blue, Red or Silver. • 4mm Cro-Mo rod. • Allen key end fitting. Read More...
Pair of Wheel skewers. 4mm Cro-Mo rods with allen key end fittings. Anodized alloy end caps. Stiffer than a conventional wheel QR with added bonus of theft prevention.
Brand-X Hollow Allen Key Skewer Set Features:
4mm Cro-Mo rod.
Allen key end fitting
Buy Brand-X Hollow Allen Key Skewer Set from Chain Reaction Cycles, the world's largest online bicycle store.
I put a set of these onto my and my wife's commuting bikes about 6 months ago. It's not obvious from the description, but they actually require a special allen key with a hollow center to operate them, making them pretty secure (no standard allen key will work). We now no longer need to carry around heavy, bulky cables to lock the wheels of the bike (we just have to carry the special allen key in case we get a flat), and we only have to worry about locking the frame, which makes locking them much faster.
The supplied allen key works well, I tighten it as much as the short length will allow and the wheels have never moved. The only thing I worry about is losing the allen key, but if that does happens then the cost of buying another set of these to get another special allen key is not too large.
This is good stuff. I bought these so thiefs couldn't steal my wheels and they can't unless they have a special hollow allen key. I installed this on my city bike which is probably 7 years old, it fits like a dream. The hollow allen key comes with the QR set.
Needed these to convert a road front wheel for use on the track. Worked a treat. The only annoying thing for is the little pin inside the allen key part of the skewer which means that you always need to use the allen key provided (with a hole in it). This would be a good thing though if you intend to lock your bike anywhere.