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With bolt on wheels never had much slippage problem.
Sometimes get axle slipping with Q/R wheels, in general Shimano Lx/Xt Q/R skewers are ment to be the best if using Q/R's
I have used chain tugs as inboard spacers when running 120mm wheels in 135mm spaced frames.
And i have used tugs when racing horizontal dropout frames as the tugs give a bit more extra security against axle slip when smacking rocky ground at speed in downhill mountain biking, some tracks like fort william and cwm carn are a bit lumpy.
Have seen others blow the back wheel out of the dropouts :)
Good set of Q/R's or good condition track nuts, done up properly and you shouldn't have a problem.
Some bikes do look right with tugs.
Does Sir Chris Hoy use tugs ? and he wops out some power :)