Kind of ironic. One presumes, to the extent anyone can ever presume to understand Harlan's thought process, that he designed these because he considered them to provide more positve attachment than QR's. Yet from your exoerience, the opposite is true. I have a few Hi-E hubs/wheels but really haven't ridden them much. No problem with the alloy-nut skewers yet, but also very few miles. I thought the plastic ones were ugly and cheap-looking, so I never installed them.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Eugene Powell <radfin@SpiritOne.com> wrote: 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 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