Re: [CR]What hubs to use for a 40s-50s French bike?

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "Michael Francis Butler" <michaelbutler@fastmail.fm>, "dave martinez" <dmart84815@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]What hubs to use for a 40s-50s French bike?
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:33:04 -0700
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Maybe even Atom.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes estates, CA


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Francis Butler
To: dave martinez
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]What hubs to use for a 40s-50s French bike?



> Dave,
> Excelto would be a very good choice. These were virtually unchanged from
> the late 30's to the early 1960.s.
> Best wishes Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:37:04 -0700 (PDT), "dave martinez"
> <dmart84815@yahoo.com> said:
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I'm taking delivery on a circa 40s-50s 650B French ladies bike. Its made
>> by an obscure builder (Ondet?). Despite being a mixte frame, the bike is
>> very light and was built up using high performance components of the day.
>> It originally came with a wheelset built around Maxicar hubs. The wheels
>> were not included with the purchase.
>>
>> I need to build a wheelset, but I dont want to spend more on the correct
>> 40s era Maxcars than I spent purchasing the Ondet.
>> What would be the alternatives to 40s or 50s Maxicar?
>> Would anyone have such a hubset for sale or trade? I need 36 hole.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dave Martinez
>> Fremont Ca
>> welcome back nitro!
>>
>>
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