All of the above..................
And the little sheer pin used as a handle on the nut tended to fall off
if you put enough pressure on it to do the job.
They sure were pretty though....................
On Jul 13, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Was the skewer problem with the later plastic-nut version, or the
> original alloy-nut version, or both?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> Eugene Powell <radfin@SpiritOne.com> wrote:
>> First off, those were called "Hi-E Death Skewers" for a reason. A
>> friend had many opportunities to chase his own wheel down the road
and
>>
>> trail before switching out for a pair of American Classic QRs. Your
>> dissatisfaction may have saved your
life..............................
>>
>> A friend and housemate in college (que Tom Lehrer) was raised in
>> Nashville TN, and went home to work at a local shop in the summers.
He
>>
>> knew Harlan's son through the shop, he even went out to the shop a
few
>>
>> times. I've been at him to find out what's become of Hi-E for several
>> years now, and if old inventory, drawings, etc. could be had to keep
>> all this fun stuff on the road. No luck so far, these folks seem to
>> have dropped of the face of the earth.
>>
>> Anybody from Nashville?
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2005, at 9:13 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
>>
>> > So, does anyone know the answer to whether Hi-E is still in
business
>>
>> > and whether Harlan is still involved? Several years ago I bought
>> some
>> > not-so-quick release skewers from them, but even then, I understood
>> > that Harlan was trying to retire. I was a little disappointed in
>> the
>> > skewers, BTW, as they had plastic wingnute, not the original-type
>> > alloy nuts.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Jerry Moos
>>
>>
>> Gene Powell
>> Rad Finishes
>> Portland, OR
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
Gene Powell
Rad Finishes
Portland, OR