Re: [CR]Hub Cleaners: Does anyone use them anymore?

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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:21:56 -0800
From: "Steve Maas" <bikestuff@nonlintec.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hub Cleaners: Does anyone use them anymore?
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I remember these. My guess is that they just weren't cool enough. Especially, with that cute little reflector that was used as a weight.

Back in the middle ages, we kids used a ring of cotton-insulated wire to do the same thing. Worked just as well, and was a lot cheaper.

Steve Maas Long Beach, California.

Don Wilson wrote:
> I've got a couple old bikes with leather straps on the
> hubs. I believe they are called hub cleaners. For some
> reason, I'm fond of them and don't take them off. Why
> did they used to be in prevalent use and why did they
> fall out of favor?
>
> Don Wilson
> Los Olivos, CA USA
>
>
>
> D.C. Wilson dcwilson3@yahoo.com
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