Beautiful as these Nuovo Record skewers maybe, but there is one major issue with this particular old parts is the rear skewer is designed for older 7/8 speed rear spacing which is less than the modern ones at 130mm.
I had asked the seller the question about the compatibility of these skewers with modern wheels before purchasing & he assured me that it was fine as he’s used them with no issue whatsoever.
Upon trying it out myself once I had them, I wasn’t so sure! :-/
I mean, there’s enough axle length for the skewer “nut” to engage, but only about 4 full turn of the nut & no more, which is boarder line acceptable. Ideally (according to the bike mechanic I frequent) 6 full turns would be consider enough!
So, not great considering I spent a few bob getting these skewers specifically to match this bike, bummer!
Not wanting to give up, I looked around & to see if there’s any way round this problem.
I knew the humble “Tacx” Turbo skewer has an almost identical design to these Campagnolo ones, so I took the cam lever end off the Tacx one that I had to see if it’ll work with the Campag mechanism ....... hay presto ...... it looks like it could work!
So with a longer axle rod from the Tacx skewers fitting the Campagnolo cam mechanism, I am pretty sure now that I can us these skewers properly on my bike :-)
Feels like I’ve won the lottery :-)
Lesson learnt here, building up a bike with old bike parts can be tricky & not that straightforward ......... but I’m still loving it!
Photos:
The skewer/parts on the top is the Campagnolo & the bottom one is the Tacx.