Re: [CR]Hub Shiners ?

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <ea2e86bf0809091021w497ceb5fy10724ff8727bce7e@mail.gmail.com> <BAY102-DAV4D4D31F944A112513B6D1CB540@phx.gbl> <682178CB31174227ADDB85D33D7FE0BF@Leo>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hub Shiners ?
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:22:02 -0400
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From: "Robert Clair" <r.clair@cox.net> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 18:10 Subject: [CR]Hub Shiners ?


> ... from a Schwinn Classic brand, an original single "hub shiner", still
> on the sale's card. the card is dated 1996, the price tag is $8.99.
> ... it's this neat leather strap thing that would actually make a neat key
> fob.
> ... this was supposed to do what ?

It was supposed to keep the hub center clean and shiny. It also wears away chrome plating if left on long enough. More of a balloon tire bike thing.

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa. USA