Re: [CR]Alloy Crankarm bolts & Hi-E skewers

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:19:08 -0600
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Alloy Crankarm bolts & Hi-E skewers
References: <EF6F4478-5C61-47CE-9D3A-F35922E03BB9@htc.net>
In-Reply-To:
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>


Ken Wehrenberg wrote:
> Jerry Moos stated: "I have Hi-E skewers on a couple of Hi-E front
> wheels, but I'm a little suspicious of them on a rear wheel..."
>
> My Hi-E Cosmopolitan, serial #6, has the Hi-E skewer on the front, but a
> Campagnolo QR on the rear.

Harlan had instructions on how to file your rear dropouts to help prevent slippage with the Hi-E skewers. But most people just used them on the front as even after filing you had to be careful with them.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA