Originally Posted by
John.W.Briggs
Hi Folks--
...Going up a steep hill near home, I stripped the threads off my rear hub. I remember being puzzled -- it was like losing a clutch! I was pedaling, but I just stopped moving. Maybe something had been defective in the threads, I don't know. But it was the motivation I had to get a new rear wheel. Somehow I found out about Hi-E Engineering, and I ordered one with a Hi-Lo hub...
John,
Welcome to BF and specifically to C&V. You will find we are an agreeable bunch of vintage bike enthusiasts. Work on your posts and bring them above ten in order to post pictures. We love pictures!
Are you certain you stripped the hub threads for mounting your freewheel? My guess is that the pawls failed in your freewheel instead. Do you remember which brand freewheel? My guess is that it would have been a Regina or Atom.
I have a set of HiE hubs with Faimme tubular rims on my '71 Paramount P-13. My rear hub is the small flange version, so not the exotic one you have.
