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