RE: [CR]Best ever hubs?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 06:37:33 -0800
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jan Heine" <heine93@earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Best ever hubs?


>Chuck's email makes me wonder how much of the "failure lore" circulating
>about these hubs is actually true, although I have no doubt that radial
>spoking would be the kiss of death. Has a CR member actually experienced a
>failure w/these hubs?

I have. 1991, 3x wheel, 2000k, 40 holes, front hub. Cracked at spoke hole. Campy replaced it under warranty. Great seals, nice looking. But now I prefer Maxi-Cars. 50 years without overhaul, and still smooth. -- Jan Heine, Seattle Editor/Publisher Vintage Bicycle Quarterly http://www.mindspring.com/~heine/bikesite/bikesite/