In a message dated 8/14/02 4:02:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sachs@erols.com writes:
<< By the way, I believe that my Schwinn Paramount 3-piece hubs (steel
barrel,
alloy shell) have the cups machined directly into the barrel. It's a
feature, not an advantage... >>
If they are the same as most 3 piece hubs, there are no separate cups. The
bearings run directly on the metal of the steel center and when they pit, you
have the choice of replacing the entire hub, or finding someone who will
undertake the expensive regrinding operation after removing the flanges. In
the day, hubs were replaced. The "innovative" Record alloy hub with the
replaceable "machined and then ground" races was a major improvement over
tossing the hubs. Now that these hubs are valuable collectors items, the
relatively insane and expensive process of regrinding them (so as to NOT toss
them) is more realistic than "in the day".
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA