They are fine just the typical French quirkiness and parts are hard to get now. The best part is the tool that you use to remove the freewheel also opens up beer bottles you got to love that. Steven
The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of marc garcia Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:04 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]what's the beef with maillard 600 hubs?+
I picked up a wheel set with these hubs, they seem nice but from what I've read most people hate them. What exactly is the problem with them? They're sealed, are the bearings prone to failure?
marc garcia
chicago IL