[CR]Hi-E hub rebuilds

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

From: <joeb-z@comcast.net>
To: hsachs@alumni.rice.edu
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:53:11 +0000
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Hi-E hub rebuilds

It was really a pain in the ass to take my Hi-E hubbed wheels apart and send them to Harlan Meyers after over 50K miles! Something like $35 led to hubs better than new and on they go. This bike also has an original Chris King headset. Damn aluminium fork fitting gave up the ghost somewhere in those miles too. Had to remind them about my lifetime guarantee to get a new steel fitting.

Joe Bender-Zanoni Whitneyville, CT

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net>
> As Jerry Moos pointed out, Sarah Gibson's Cinelli has Weyless hubs, and
> I think they are tres chic. The hubs not only have large diameter axles,
> but large diameter, hollow, QR spindles, and the levers are aluminum.
> According to the ads at the time, the hubs featured teflon outer bearing
> shields, to help resist water intrusion. We have one rarely-used
> wheelset with them, and I keep one around for its eye candy attributes.
> Feels nice to play with, too. The cam ends do rust, though. I can't
> remember any train of complaints about failures with them. They do lack
> HiE's signature peculiarity though: Unlike HiE, the cartridge bearings
> are just press fit into the flanges. With Hi-E, you would have had to
> unspoke the wheel and remove the flange to change the bearing. I've
> never had one fail, but it was definitely peculiar.
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va USA
>
> heres a few quick pix of some details
> http://flickr.com/photos/acmebicycle/sets/72157607122820128/
> are those hi-e hubs?
>
> <snip>
>
> Sarah GibsonAcme Bicycle Company412 East 18thKansas City, Missouri 64108h
> ttp://www.acmebicyclecompany.com816 221 2045
>
>
> well behaved women rarely make history_ride yr friggin bicycle_