Originally Posted by
Otis
Yeah, that's what I thought they were until I noticed the hole in the webbing. Maybe they started out as such? Except that the front is a Pista shell with no oil hole.
These are owner-modified copies of the high-flange Paramount hub drillium - the secondary flange holes (not those that the spokes fit into) are
smaller than the Schwinn-modified version of the same hubs:
Someone more likely than not wished to do a build with these hubs and couldn't locate an original set.
As for strength, they're no better or worse than the Schwinn variant; probably better, due to the smaller secondary hole. Unlike C-Record, I've yet to hear of one of these exploding while being ridden.
-Kurt