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Metal "ball" in Campy skewer lever - what's it for?
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Last night, I took ownership of my "lifetime" bike, a Waterford RS 14 with Campy Chorus componentry. I'm baffled by what appears to be a metal ball embedded in the plastic/carbon/composite/whatever-it-is lever of the skewer. Can anyone tell me the purpose of this? I haven't ever seen such a critter, but I haven't been keeping up that well. -- When trying to contact me, be polite. Rudeness will not get you anywhere. Larry |
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Metal "ball" in Campy skewer lever - what's it for?
On Jun 2, 11:56 am, Larry wrote:
Hi, Last night, I took ownership of my "lifetime" bike, a Waterford RS 14 with Campy Chorus componentry. I'm baffled by what appears to be a metal ball embedded in the plastic/carbon/composite/whatever-it-is lever of the skewer. Can anyone tell me the purpose of this? I haven't ever seen such a critter, but I haven't been keeping up that well. -- When trying to contact me, be polite. Rudeness will not get you anywhere. Larry 2007? The silver thing toward the end of the QR lever? The stud that holds the 2 'halves' together? |
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Metal "ball" in Campy skewer lever - what's it for?
On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:13:30 -0700, Qui si parla Campagnolo
wrote: On Jun 2, 11:56 am, Larry wrote: Hi, Last night, I took ownership of my "lifetime" bike, a Waterford RS 14 with Campy Chorus componentry. I'm baffled by what appears to be a metal ball embedded in the plastic/carbon/composite/whatever-it-is lever of the skewer. Can anyone tell me the purpose of this? I haven't ever seen such a critter, but I haven't been keeping up that well. -- When trying to contact me, be polite. Rudeness will not get you anywhere. Larry 2007? The silver thing toward the end of the QR lever? The stud that holds the 2 'halves' together? I was just about to reply to my own post to add that it's not actually a ball, but a short piece of metal. I should have looked closer, but I still didn't have a clue what it was for. Yes, it is a 2007 and it is the silver thing toward the end of the QR lever. I was hoping that you would reply as you have helped me out on matters Campagnolo before. Thank you very much for the explanation! larry -- When trying to contact me, be polite. Rudeness will not get you anywhere. Larry |
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Metal "ball" in Campy skewer lever - what's it for?
Larry wrote:
Last night, I took ownership of my "lifetime" bike, a Waterford RS 14 with Campy Chorus componentry. I'm baffled by what appears to be a metal ball embedded in the plastic/carbon/composite/whatever-it-is lever of the skewer. Can anyone tell me the purpose of this? I haven't ever seen such a critter, but I haven't been keeping up that well. Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: 2007? The silver thing toward the end of the QR lever? The stud that holds the 2 'halves' together? Larry wrote: I was just about to reply to my own post to add that it's not actually a ball, but a short piece of metal. I should have looked closer, but I still didn't have a clue what it was for. Yes, it is a 2007 and it is the silver thing toward the end of the QR lever. I was hoping that you would reply as you have helped me out on matters Campagnolo before. Thank you very much for the explanation! There's no "2007 Chorus" hub so we think you mean the current Record black skewer with a chromed pin which holds the skewer handle segments together. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Metal "ball" in Campy skewer lever - what's it for?
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:53:15 -0500, A Muzi
wrote: There's no "2007 Chorus" hub so we think you mean the current Record black skewer with a chromed pin which holds the skewer handle segments together. Right; according to the 2007 Campy book that my LBS gave me, the Chorus group comes with Record hubs. I didn't know which group-set did the skewer or whether it made a difference. larry -- When trying to contact me, be polite. Rudeness will not get you anywhere. Larry |
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