[CR]FB Hi/Lo track hub?

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:21:37 -0800
From: "Jay S" <jvs@sonic.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: [CR]FB Hi/Lo track hub?

I'm not sure I buy "stiffer," but I'd love to be a fly on the wall while you try it out on Jobst. :^o ---Naw, I'll pass. It's just my opinion, and you know what "they" say about opinions..... I think this design is meant to allow spoke replacement with the cog in place. ---Hmmm, good point. That may work with a cog. I have a Campy Hi-lo hub that I have retired. It is now a paper weight. I found it a p.i.t.a. to lace/unlace. Jay Sexton Sebastopol, CA Jeff Slotkin Charleston, SC On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:44 AM, Jay S wrote:
> > Higher flange equals shorter spokes equals stiffer drive side, which
> > is what you want when you're stomping on the pedals.
> >
> > Jay Sexton
> > Sebastopol, CA
> >
> >
> > This one puzzles me.
> > ebay item 110209598317
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> > why would one need a high low Track hub? I always thought the
> > high low hub was designed to compensate for the unequal spoke
> > tensions created by dishing on 5 and 6 speed freewheels.
> > I also was under the impression that a Track hub will have less
> > required dish due to the more symetrical design of the hub.
> >
> > So, unless I'm totally wrong (wouldn't be the first time)
> > whats the rational behind this hub?
> >
> > Marty Eison
> > Frisco, Texas, USA