Couldn't that mean how far the flanges were apart?
We've gently morphed into semantic and colloquial differences in countries
and areas.
Norris and Eddie gave a good synopsis at the beginning of this run.
Been musing about this before and after my ride yesterday and jog/run today.
I submit that since the beginning hubs were just hubs and therefore not
referred to otherwise because they were "standard".
When larger/wider/bigger/higher flanges came along they needed a different
designation and we had several terms applied to flanges thruoughout the
cycling world.
Grandes (F.) / large-big ; Hoch (G.) / high as examples.
I usually say HF / LF to avoid confusion.
Actually we could HF or LF only as any other size would be Standard.
Unless we consider some hubs as medium flange.
Guess that makes them MF's.
All thru the years unless internals such as multi speed, or drum brakes were
used, hubs were similar size.
As high flanges became more prevalent, then to avoid confusion ads had to
reflect size.
Keep your minds young, nimble, and flexible kiddies.
That way mind over matter will carry over into your cycling and your
enhanced awareness on your irons will keep sharp, alert, and safe.
I hope.
Keep those elbows loose and steer with hips and subtle balance shift.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
> Can't we all just get along and compromise on referring to the
> large-flange
> hubs as WIDE-Flange ?
>
> Much less confusing ! <G>
>
> Glad I could be a help,
> Mike Fabian
> San Francisco, CA