Originally Posted by
clarifixer
It must be quite a trip to build a wheel with vintage hubs and wooden rims! The creaking of the wood as it's trued would have beads of sweat breaking out on my forehead! I'd be way out of my element having just built up a half dozen with modern hubs and metal rims.
Are the other components Campagnolo? I have no knowledge of vintage track gear, but it is fascinating. Gorgeous bike.
Thanks.
I bought it as a spray-bombed frame and fork on ebay, and original pre-war Schwinn Paramount hubs, cranksets, and adjustable stems are priced in the stratosphere. I was able to pick up a pair of original hubs, but used a 70s vintage Campy Record pista crankset and a new manufacture LDG stem with adjustable reach similar to the Schwinn original to keep the cost down. I'll continue looking for a reasonably priced original cottered crankset and an original stem.