Maxi-Car hubs were made in small batches, and were sold direct from the factory to bike dealers. So there weren't any left in the distribution pipeline. Within a year, they were sold out, and that was that. In 1999, they sold for about 200 Euros a pair.
Cycles Alex Singer has been searching high and low in France for
these, and no luck. They have a few left, but once they are gone
(only on new bikes, not sold separately), people who want them on
their bikes will have to supply their own.
--
Jan Heine, Seattle
Editor/Publisher
Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
http://www.mindspring.com/
>So maxicar hubs (made in france) went out of production in 1999. Do
>any retailers still have any stock of these, and if so, how much do
>the modern ones sell for ?? I know that the ancient ones sell for a
>small fortune, i was kinda wondering about the 1999 ones ...
>
>- Don Gillies
>San Diego, CA