Absurdly Expensive Quick Release Skewers That'll Outlive You
The Paul Components Quick Release Skewer Set costs more than some people's entire wheelset, and Paul knows it. These are precision-machined 7075 aluminum and stainless steel skewers built in Chico, California by people who care way too much about how a quick release works. The internal cam design (tucked safely inside where you can't screw it up) harks back to Tulio Campagnolo's original patent, back when bike parts were made to last instead of being designed for planned obsolescence. The oval-shaped head puts material exactly where physics demands it, the stainless shaft won't corrode, and the whole assembly feels like something you'd find on a spacecraft.
Are they overpriced? Absolutely. Will your riding buddies mock you for spending this much on skewers? Probably. But here's the thing: these will still be clamping wheels securely when everything else on your bike has been replaced twice. The handles are ergonomically excellent, the nuts have fancy O-rings and thread friction elements that actually stay put, and the whole setup is serviceable enough to move from bike to bike to bike. Paul doesn't do Black Friday sales because they can't. U.S. manufacturing and obsessive quality control don't leave room for discount bin pricing. If you want cheap skewers, buy literally anything else. If you want the last skewers you'll ever need to buy, put up or.. you know the rest.
Stupidly Well Made
- CNC-machined in California by bike nerds who refuse to cut corners or outsource anything.
- Internal cam design means you literally cannot install these wrong, the mechanism is protected inside the lever body.
- 7075 aluminum head shaped like an oval because round would be boring and less structurally efficient.
- Stainless steel shaft screws into the aluminum head. No corrosion, no compromises, no apologies for the price tag.
- Handles made from stainless and aluminum strike the perfect balance between "feels good in your hand" and "doesn't weigh a ton."
- O-rings on the nuts because Paul sweats the details you didn't know mattered.
- Thread friction elements actually keep the nuts where you left them instead of rattling around in your bag.
- Serviceable forever! These are built to survive multiple bikes, crashes, and your eventual regret about that carbon frame you bought in 2019.
- Nine color combinations because if you're spending this much, you might as well get Purple with Black.
- Hilariously expensive but backed by Paul's "we don't do sales because our margins are already tight" philosophy, what you see is what you pay.