Re: [CR]Miche Competition-hubs

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 10:25:08 -0700
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Skip Echert" <skipechert@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Miche Competition-hubs
In-Reply-To: <ea.2a21a7dd.2a58ce23@aol.com>


Hello Craig and Ed -

I can reinforce Ed's comments on the poor quality of Miche Competition hubs. I picked up a bike with such a rear hub. The cones were badly scored from corrosion, the cups were OK. All I had to do was find a hub with goods cones and do a swap - then find a front hub and I would have a set of wheels that matched! (A rarity in my small herd).

I now have many Miche hubs, all needing new cones, some needing new cups as well. I have given up the search, concluding either the steel used in the cones was very susceptible to corrosion, or grease with little corrosion resistance was used when the hubs were new.

Craig - all this is with the caveat that I live near "Rain City". Miche hubs in Tucson may fare much better.

cheers,

Skip Echert Renton, WA vintage-trek.com

At 06:50 PM 7/6/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Craig,
> Not to be critical, but I had bad luck with those hubs. Back in
>college, mid-80s, little money, more miles in a week than in a month now, I
>bought a few of those hubsets. They were dirt cheap Campagnolo copies, but
>they are the only hubs I've ever owned where I broke axles, and even one of
>the flanges failed. Even properly adjusted and lubed, the cones pitted after
>about a thousand miles. I think they were marketed by Cycle Pro at the time.
> ST Cyclone was wonderful compared to my experience with Miche. Also, I
>think 1982 was the first year for Cannondales and they only made one model,
>not equipped as in your description, so yours was/is circa 1983 or later.
>Hope this helps, but I am really posting to make e-Richie happy. <wink>
>
>Wishing you better luck than I had,
>Ed Kasper
>Detroit

My niece gave me her bike. Roughly '82-'84 mid-range Cannondale. Hanging in the garage this whole time-never ridden. Stripped it for parts, filled the frame with beer,put it in the fridge. Some of the parts are going on my newly resprayed late-70's HR Morris tourer. What I have is mint condition Suntour Cyclone shifters,derailleurs,and cranks; Miche pedals, and Mavic rims on Miche Competition hubs. Ye of unbounded knowledge and history, please fill me in on Miche.

With gratitude, Craig Montgomery in Tucson (which has very hot and dry mojo at the moment)