I recently acquired a NOS Wheelsmith-built wheelset with Sachs New Success hubs and Mavic Open 4 CD rims. Rear hub takes an 8sp thread-on freewheel. This wheelset is
brand new and in
mint condition. Never even had a freewheel threaded on or a tire mounted! Its so great to find NOS stuff that looks like it's frozen in time. Anyways...
I briefly entertained the idea of trying to piece together the full group and do a build, but that seemed unlikely after a quick ebay search turned up nearly nothing.
So I have this beautiful wheelset, and I have no idea what to do with it. I might sell them, or I might put them back in their wheel bags and back into the closet, or I might build an 8sp bike...
I dont know much about the Sachs New Success group. What kind of a repuatation does it/did it have? Where were Sachs components designed and built?
