Re: [CR]Hi-E Skewers on eBay

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:01:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hi-E Skewers on eBay
To: "Scott L. Minneman" <minneman@onomy.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <00b401c82763$7a18cb70$db01a8c0@H10N7>


It was me looking for skewers for the Hi-E hubs on my early 80's Cuevas. I wound up using Axelrodz, which are a similar design but a lot more secure on a rear wheel. I actually have at least one pair like the one on eBay, which I bought from Hi-E a few years ago when they were still open. I've never used them and probably won't. The earlier alloy skewers were a little strange, like everything Harlan did, but these later ones with the plastic wingnuts cross the line from strange to downright tacky.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big SPring, TX

"Scott L. Minneman" <minneman@onomy.com> wrote: Somebody was looking for these a week or two back:

http://ebay.com/<blah>

I remember another style being offered, too, but these would certainly fit the authenticity and period-correctness glove, wouldn't they?

Scott Minneman
San Francisco, CA, USA