Skewers? Really? Skewers...

I always thought people bought aftermarket items like skewers just for cosmetic reasons.  Maybe they match their fancy Zipp wheels.  Maybe you wanted a certain matte finish to go with your sweet $10,000 new bike. It looks like I was wrong.  The reason reason is weight.  I guess the Zipp skewers are a whopping 62g while something like an Ultegra set of skewers is 119g.  So you save 57g (or 1/8 pound) for $80.  I guess that's a good deal for people looking to shave weight; if you did that 8 times it's taking a full pound off for $360.  Maybe a cool stocking stuffer for the cyclist that has everything?

I just wonder if there are any durability issues moving from stainless steel skewers to titanium skewers; that could make for one dicey downhill descent...

They're even "aero"...