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American Classic
Steel Skewer
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Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Monarch Crest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | I think they were cheap... | | Weaknesses: | Becomes impossibly difficult to open or close. Slightly smaller diameter than the Salsa skewers I replaced them with. Weak. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, WTB, Salsa, etc.... this is the only skewer I've ever actually formed an opinion on. | | Bike Setup: | Titus MotoLite, running DT 240s hubs laced to DT 4.1 rims. | | Bottom Line: | With these skewers, toward the end of my ownership of them, I avoided going on some rides just because of how much of an utter pain it was to get my wheel off and on to rack it on my car. When I decided enough was enough, I had to use a monstrous set of vice grips to make a foot-long lever to open them. Ridiculous.
Meanwhile, while I wouldn't call myself a smooth rider, I'm 160 lbs and just ride trails, and don't do intentionally retarded stuff. My wheels have only needed very minor true jobs, and while my 4.1 rims have a good reputation for strength vs weight, they are by no means burly hoops. Both my front and rear skewers were bent.
I switched these out for Salsa skewers. The Salsas have a bigger diameter, and are a nice snug fit in the hubs, which makes me think these AMC's were just too thin. My steering and tracking feel a little stronger now, and my Hope M4s, which were Banshees running the AMC's, are now dead silent.
These are the only skewers I have ever actually formed an opinion on, and unfortunately that's because they completely suck. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy
a Cross Country Rider
from Maryland
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Frederick Watershed | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | oddsandendos.com | | Strengths: | Solid, Rigid, Tough | | Weaknesses: | Maybe a little heavier than others, but the toughness and rigidity comes at a price. | | Similar Products Used: | Salsa, Specialized, Cook Brothers | | Bike Setup: | American Classic Wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | I saw the reviews blasting this scewer and had to chime in. The one I have is designed for their suspension disc hub and it works great. The plastic screw that is on the opposite side of the skewer on the bolt has never given me a single problem, it has a stainless steel knarled edge for contact on the fork and the threads are steel. This product isn't all blingy, but it works and works very very well. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonas
a Racer
from Basel, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | light
looks nice | | Weaknesses: | you can't close it hard because this lever hurts so much
plastic looks cheap | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Campagnolo | | Bottom Line: | this lever hurts so much (it shouldn't be bend so much to the outside at it's end) that all strengths are worthless. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Ra
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | solid skewer shaft | | Weaknesses: | non-knurled contact surfaces | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that I would not use a skewer with a non-knurled contact surface with anything other than a perfectly vertical dropout. Even then, I really wouldn't risk it. There are several brands out there that have knurled steel contact surfaces. Get one of those and don't risk your butt. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AZ
a Cross Country Rider
from East Coast
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | American Classic web site | | Strengths: | Really light | | Weaknesses: | Not Knurled, bad lever design | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Kore | | Bike Setup: | Which one? | | Bottom Line: | OK, AmClassic makes great stuff. I swear by their seat posts. They are undergoing some overhauls at the company, so they have redesigned alot of products. This review is for the Old style skewers (which they still sell). You know them because they have that rod-type lever. Well, as trick-looking and light as the lever looks, it hurts your hand like heck to close it. I really fold up my glove as padding when closing the skever. Also, there is no knorling on the surface which contacts the dropouts, it's just smooth. Is this secure? I don't know, but I would not use these for DH. Anyway, the NEW skewers (more standard looking lever) seem to have fixed these problems. Take-home message - Great price and light, but my hand is too sore to type well, so....... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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