Re: [CR]Hi-e hi-lo hub

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

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From: "Eugene Powell" <radfin@SpiritOne.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hi-e hi-lo hub
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:53:40 -0700
To: Jason Cloutier <velo59@yahoo.com>
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Or you could very carefully drill additional holes in a non-eyeleted 36 hole rim, using washers to re-enforce..................

On Jul 11, 2005, at 12:31 PM, Jason Cloutier wrote:
> I had a wheel built with one of these hubs a while
> back. Sold it to Mike Kone when he was running
> Bicycle Classics in Needham, MA.
>
> I spoke with Harlan Meyers about this hub right after
> I received it. Seems what he did was take a standard
> 36h hi-lo hub and add 6 extra holes to the drive side
> flange. These were for 6 extra pulling spokes. He
> made his own rims back when and drilled the rims to
> match the hubs, with 6 holes drilled between a pair of
> holes to match the drilling on the rim.
>
> He described the idea as a way for heavy riders (I
> surely qualify for that "honor") to ride lightweight
> wheels. They sure were lightweight, stupid light as
> someone once described to me.
>
> I wonder if you could use a standard 36h rim and lace
> it in a standard pattern, just skipping the 6 extra
> spokes? Perhaps someone else on the list has a 42h
> Hi-e rim with goofy spoke hole spacing and was
> wondering what to do with it.
>
> Jason Cloutier
> Pawtucket, RI
>
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Gene Powell
Rad Finishes
Portland, OR