Indeed, there were some track hubs designed without dust seals/caps. I have a pair of Doc Morten (canadian custom builder) tandem hubs in this style. Grease slows you down!
Warren Young
Toronto
>Wayne wrote:
>Subject:
>Hello All -
>I am in need of a pair of dust caps for an unidentified, high-flange track
>hub. Looks like it might be a Gipiemme, but it's not labeled as such.
>Measurement and general appearance indicate that a set from a Campy Record
>hub would probably work. Anyone have a spare pair lying around?
>
>I do seem to remember some trackies running w/o dustcaps, and with oil
>dripped in the bearings for each race. Show them your balls, seems to have
>been the attitude...
>
>harvey sachs
>mclean va