Re: [CR]Need help identifying early shimano wheels

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Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 21:15:04 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Need help identifying early shimano wheels
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marc garcia wrote:
> I picked up what appear to be some very nice wheels.
> They're great arya silver silky finish rims with
> reinforced eyelets laced to shimano hubs. The hubs
> have oil holes and black clip covers. They seem to be
> early shimano hubs, could they be early dura ace hubs?
> What shimano hubs came with oil holes?

Dura-Ace did, and I have a pile of late 70s-early 80s 105s that also have oil clips. Dura-Ace hubs should say "Dura-Ace" on them.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA