First generation Dura-Ace hubs were available in both small and large flange and in black or silver finish. The silver ones have a deep pearly anodize that seems to last forever.
I don't remember about the skewars.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
> I have a set of DA wheels and am trying to determine if these are original
> Dura-Ace. They look very similar to the first generation DA hubs on the
CR
> site, except mine are small flange whereas the ones on the site are large
> flange. Were first generation DA hubs available in small flange? These
> have the oil hole clip, like Campy Record. Was the oil hole only found on
> first generation DA? At first I thought they might be newer as they have
> curved QR levers, which I thought were a result of late 70's CPSC edicts,
> but the photo on the CR site clearly shows curved QR levers. Were these
> required in Japan or some other market before CPSC dictated them in the
US?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX