Ok, I'll go first.
I haven't bought a Nuovo Tipo for a long time, but my recollection is that when new they were not as smooth as Nuovo Record or Super Record, but when run-in are excellent-spinning hubs with very good durability. These are the ones with round holes in the flanges. They're also a little heavier than NR and SR, and do not have oil ports in the central section. The original QRs have a knurled area rather than a bail to grip.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 6:00 AM, Kurt Henry <shrew13@yahoo.com> wrote:
> After a good bit of discussion on other topics yesterday, I thought now
> would be a good time to chime in with a question about something that I
> think would be perfectly on-topic: vintage Campagnolo hubs!
>
> Let me start by saying I love to look at vintage bikes and read about
> vintage bikes, but I actually KNOW nothing. Nada. Zip. So I'm coming to
> the folks that do know.
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> I'm curious about the quality of various non-Record hubs in the Campagnolo
> product line. I think high flange hubs are the best looking thing around,
> but I'm not super fond of looks of the long slot Record high flange hubs. I
> always though the high flange Tipo (also called "cheapo", I've heard?)
> looked great. Then I saw the high flange Gran Sport hubs (EX: there are a
> bunch of NOS shells on E-bay right now, such as item 280455622264) and
> realized it had gotten better....or had it?
>
> How do the quality of the "other" Campagnolo high flange hubs stack up
> against Record hubs, and what is the difference? I'm assuming that similar
> vintage Tipo or Gran Sport hubs would be heavier than Record hubs, but is
> there a difference in design, bearings, or races that make them somehow less
> useful or reliable? I'm not worried about a couple of ounces due to an
> aluminum part on a Record hub being substituted for a steel part on a Tipo
> hub, but I would not want to build up a wheel with one only to have problems
> with it. Any thoughts?
>
> All the best,
> Kurt Henry
> Lancaster, PA
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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA