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When looking for a bolt-on skewer to keep our Project 1.2 On-One Lurcher’s rear wheel from slipping in its horizontal dropouts, I decided to give the rear half of Halo’s GBP8 (under $15) Hex Key Skewer set a try. Not often seen on our side of the world, Halo is a budget-minded wheelgoods brand out of the UK. A nice deep CNC machined end cap looked able to take the recommended 7 ft-lb torque and a built-in “no-turn tab” make it easier to deliver. How has the rear Halo handled single speed life? Hit the jump to find out!
![Halo Hex Bolt skewer stock](https://bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Halo-Hex-Bolt-skewer-stock-600x337.jpg)
Combined with the Roval Control Carbon wheelset’s knurled DT-Swiss hub ends and the Lurcher’s somewhat soft aluminum dropouts, the Halo has held tighter than the DT RWS skewer it replaced- staying put beyond where my legs run out of torque. The pressed-in “no-turn tab” wasn’t seated properly from the factory, but was easy enough to pull out and re-seat and has kept the nut end from spinning during installation (cone wrench flats are also provided for the same reason).
Torquing a skewer to 7 ft-lb can be unnerving, but the Halo skewer’s threads have easily taken the torque. Though quick release skewers are on their way out for mountain bikes, Halo’s Hex Skewers are a good and inexpensive way to add a bit of solidity, slow a thief, add some color, or shave some weight from any number of bikes. Price right, problem, solved, product recommended.
marc