Bikerdaver wrote:
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> Perhaps some one with more info than myself can tell me if this hub is built
> by the same Sheffeild company that used to make pedals. This hub has the steel
> center and alloy flanges so I think its pretty old but the seller makes no
> indication as such. what do the rest of you folks think. cheers,
> dave anderson
> cut bank MT
>
> http://ebay.com/
And Raoul Delmare wrote:
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> Nice Hub !!
>
> But ,
>
> I do believe that it's made of 100% real steel .
>
> Which is very appropriate since the city of Sheffield has been so famous ,
> past couple of centuries , for its fine steel ! Fine Sheffield steel
> carving knife sets are still very expensive .
>
> So yes , that front hub is made of alloys . But it's alloys of steel ,
> not alloys of aluminum ( aluminium ) .
>
> And although it could possibly be very-very old , if I had to guess ,
> I'd guess maybe 1969 .
>
> Anybody know more about the name Sheffield , as a company , not just a big
> city ?
Yes, I agree with Raoul. A cheap ALL steel hub from the 70s. However Sheffield is a brand name, not the manufacturer's name, and the hub (along with Sheffield pedals) is made in Italy by a company named NOLI.
My guess on the reason for an Italian component with the English name is that in the 1920s and before, English parts were world renown for their quality. Example of how things change over the years: in the 1980s, the stainless steel pedals and cleats made in England with the Italian name of Barelli.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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