[CR]Re: Best ever hubs?

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

From: <BobHoveyGa@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:14:45 EST
To: tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Best ever hubs?

In a message dated 11/25/03 3:42:25 PM, tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com writes:

<< One of the nicest looking indeed... and one of the more failure-prone. They were significantly heavier than the Record high flange, yet less durable. I'd still like to own a pair, however. >>

I've wanted a set for quite some time, but never lucked out until a month ago when the kindness and eagle eye of a dear friend found me a pair at a price I could afford.

I had not heard about their failure rate, and of course it's obvious just by looking that they are heavier... but I've always been a sucker for a pretty face.

I'll probably keep my present rear wheel and just lace up the front, once I get the little jewel polished to my satisfaction. Ah, I feel like a teenaged hot-rodder... this hub must certainly be the cyclist's equivalent of the mag wheel.

My only concern is wondering if I'm gonna take a header or nail a tree once I get on the road and begin gazing at that beautiful hub flickering in the sunlight.

Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA