Originally Posted by
3dvvitch
Something else, presumably.
The hi-e system wheel that I have uses
wire much thicker than piano (turns out I don't know what piano wire is) and the standard hi-e spoke nipples for tensioning. But I think there are variants.
I don't think I've seen a photo of Hi-E's "siamese spokes" before.
Their marketing literature did mention them (circa 1992)....
It mentions a large weight savings, compared to conventional spokes. It's not clear exactly how the weight is saved. Are the spokes made of aluminum??
Steve in Peoria
(a fan of some Hi-E products, but not all of them)