I tried two seperate skewers. The first being a cheap alloy number and the second being an old school shimano number that feels like it's made from lead. Neither worked? Is there a better alternative to a QR? Have you tried the Allen nut skewers? I doubt they'd work either tbh
Use a decent, closed cam QR such as any Shimano (from Tiagra upwards) or Campagnolo. It will work, I've done it and I put out #awesomepower