I have a Gold J.C. Higgins road bike equiped with Campagnolo derailleurs and Normandy hubs. I can not find anything about this bike. Does anyone know anything about this bike and how it was equiped? The hubs look too new (late 60's/70's) for the bike, slotted holes style.
Thanks,
Ken Ikeda
Portland, Or
>>> My first J.C. Higgins, dated about 1960 or '61 (Campag Gran Sport) came
>>> with these hubs, and the rear has a nasty defect. In Peter's picture,
>>> notice the position of the left flange. It is almost as far to the left
>>> as possible. This leads to a super-dished wheel, and they are
>>> incredibly efficient at popping the overstressed right side spokes.
>>>
>>> I suspect that this configuration was a relict from early 3- and 4-speed
>>> versions, where the dish would have been less extreme. I have a pair of
>>> the slightly later hubs, which look identical, but the left flange is
>>> moved inboard. Of course, on that bike, the spokes don't break, since
>>> it is the closest thing I have to a wall-art decoration; I haven't
>>> ridden it in a couple of years.
>>>
>>> your mileage may vary.
>>> harvey sachs
>>> mcLean va
>>> Peter, ask me next week if I have a spare of the slightly later ones...