Re:[CR]Now- Hi-E 20 hole front hub

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:41:31 -0500
From: "Ken Wehrenberg" <wnwires@htc.net>
Organization: wnwires@htc.net
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, joebz@optonline.net
Subject: Re:[CR]Now- Hi-E 20 hole front hub
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Joe said: Lightest wheelset I've ever seen (can flip bike if not properly anchored, see Bayliss post), not many were made and few have survived.

I own serial #6 and one time on a training ride, I tried to jump after a little break attempt that I didn't want to get away on me. When pulling on the bars, I ended up lifting the bike into this incredible wheelie-- the best I've ever done, even better than MTBing stuff I've done over the years in Crested Butte. After a long time airborne in front, I was able to come to grips with it, gently settling down into a grassy area beside the pavement. Yep, they are extremely light in the front end!

Ken Wehrenberg, Hermann, MO