The double-sided fixed/free rear hub was very much a British thing when one made do with one set of racing wheels for road (multiple sprockets and derailleur), time trial (fixed) and track (fixed). The Continental European s did not buy many of these hubs.
The hubs were very easy to manufacture for the likes of Campagnolo and Airlite when it was just a matter of pressing the appropriate flanges onto t he steel barrel. The fixed/free hub became redundant with increasing affluence and the purchase of multiple purpose-built bikes and wheels.
Hugh Thornton Cheshire, England
In a message dated 05/08/05 19:38:46 GMT Daylight Time, rdayton@carolina.rr.com writes:
> It's s flip=flop track hub.
> I ride a single speed with one.
> The freewheel in traffic.
> Filp the wheel over and your ready for the track.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Toni Theilmeier <toni.theilmeier@t-online.de>
> Date: Friday, August 5, 2005 2:13 pm
> Subject: [CR]Campag hub question
>
> > During my recent French wanderings I found an old wreck of a
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> > racing cycle which I broke for parts. Upon dismantling the rear wheel
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> > today under the crust of dirt I found a Campag steel barrel hub. Funny
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> > thing is it´s double sided; one side´s fixed, the other for a multi
ple
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> > freewheel. Is that unusual or have I just not been attentive
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> > enough in the past?
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> > Regards,
> > Toni Theilmeier, Belm, Germany.