Is this hub safe?
01-30-08, 07:56 AM
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Is this hub safe?
To build a wheel with? '73, double drilled. No cracks evident.
01-30-08, 09:37 AM
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I concur. I would not radial-spoke any vintage hub, for fear of cracking the flange.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
01-30-08, 03:34 PM
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+2. I sold a bike with the same hubs and clearly they were original to that bike, circa 1980 IIRC, and I was surprised at how good and true they were considering the age and dubious "drillium" treatment. I'd say have the spoke tension checked by a bona-fide expert since that would be crucial in getting a safe wheel with this hub, but that said...it can be done and has been.
01-31-08, 08:43 PM
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Schwinn sold Paramounts with hubs drilled like that at one point.
As long as the extra holes are nicely chamfered with no sharp edges I would not worry about it (if you are an experianced wheelbuilder).
As long as the extra holes are nicely chamfered with no sharp edges I would not worry about it (if you are an experianced wheelbuilder).
01-31-08, 09:33 PM
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Possibly stupid question: which holes are for spokes? Is it obvious?
