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| Model: | Cosmopolitan |
| Brand: | Hi-E |
| Category: | Road Race |
| Years: | 1970 - 1972 |
| Country: | United States |
| Production: | Individual Hand Crafted |
| Sold As: | Complete Bicycle, Bare Frameset |
| Material: | Aluminum |
| Construction: | Riveted |
| Drivetrain: | Derailleurs |
| Wheel Size: | 700c |
| Added By: | The Alterkakker on 11/03/15 |
| Updated By: | The Alterkakker on 08/04/16 |
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| Model General Information |
| Production dateline established using a combination of the January 1971 Bicycling! magazine article Harlan wrote and the price lists that listed the Cosmopolitan as available only through about mid-1972.
John, Harlan's son shared that only 22 serially-numbered Cosmopolitan lug sets were cast, and that several had flaws making them unusable. He states "we figure no more than about 15" were built. |
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| Primary Example: | Hi-E Cosmopolitan |
| Years: | 1970 - 1972 | Sold As: | Complete Bicycle |
| Bottom Bracket: | | Brake Mounting: | Exterior Nutted |
| Brake Bridge: | Simple unreinforced tube | Derailleur Cable Routing: | Internal Routing |
| Lug Style: | Other Lug Style | Brake Guides: | Internal through Top Tube |
| Fork Style: | Curved Blades | Seat Stays: | Fastback |
| Fork Crown Style: | Flat Crown | Main Tubing: | |
| Rear Dropouts: | Track End | Color(s): | |
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| Frame Example List |
| | Example Name | Years | Production | Sold As | Includes |
 | Hi-E Cosmopolitan (1971 - 2016) | 1971 - 2016 | Individual Hand Built | Complete Bicycle | | |
| Hi-E Cosmopolitan (1971 - 2016) | 1971 - 2016 | Individual Hand Built | Complete Bicycle | | |
| Hi-E Cosmopolitan (1971 - 2016) | 1971 - 2016 | Individual Hand Built | Complete Bicycle | | |
| Hi-E Cosmopolitan | 1970 - 1972 | Individual Hand Built | Complete Bicycle |  |  |
| Additional Resources |
| Resources: |  Reference & Charts Catalogs |
Hi-E stands for "High Efficiency", the company founded by Harlan Meyers was based out of Nashville, Tennessee.
