Yes you can just switch out the axle, but that doesn't make it a track hub. The shell shape were a bit different and I don't think the track hubs got an oil-port and clip until the 80s. This of course only applies if you care about "correctness." enjoy, Brandon"monkyeyman"Ives back to the back porch with a Belgian beer in Cd'A, ID.
On Tuesday, Mar 8, 2005, at 16:17 US/Pacific, Thomas L. Hayes wrote:
> Could someone please tell me if there is a difference between the
> innards of
> NR road hub and a NR track hub? The cups and cones appear the same (at
> least to my untrained eye). What I am wondering is, would switching
> out a
> road, hollow axle with a Campy track axle, keeping the same cones and
> locknuts from the road hub, produce an alternative to buying a NR track
> hub?.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tom Hayes
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio