I've been digging-up the info lately on (Cinelli, etc.) bivalent hubs, and have *almost* pursuaded myself to bid on an unusual Sachs hub that's been lingering on eBay for a few months. While I could likely win the auction for $10 (*please* don't bid against!), the shipping kills the "deal". Seller is in Australia-- and, shipping for a single hub will be approx. $40 - outside the budget for my "little experiment"!
That said, seller and I have been corresponding and he turns out he sits atop a good-sized pile of these hubs (note: he also has combo Sachs 2*6 IG hubs...). He would be willing to sell me any multiple for their bid price, such that overall per-hub cost would be greatly reduced.
Hence I come before you grovelling, looking for fellow subscribers, co-conspirators or tinkerers. Anybody else curious enough to give one of these hubs a try? Especially if we can get a reasonable group price for much < the $50-single-hub price? Right now I've got (perhaps) 4 others at least interested...
Send me a note off-list, and let's try to put a group-buy hub-import plan together!
Thanks
=- Joe Bunik
Pittsburgh, PA USA