"Just buy a replacement cone for God's sake." Well, I tried that, but I went through all of the cones available at my LBS and not one was a decent fit. I was going to but a similar old hub on eBay and cannibalize the parts, but it had been months since a similar hub had sold on eBay and I did not want to wait a month and go through the hassle if watching and waiting, and then paying a ridiculous price for a "collectable" hub (last one was a pair for $120) and shipping it, etc.. This took a little longer than an hour to do, cost a couple bucks, and it is done and I am riding it. That is why. If it was a new Shimano, no problem, but a 35 year old Gipiemme, not so easy to just buy a replacement...
Last edited by dwmckee; 01-17-13 at 06:31 PM.