Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
Originally Posted by
luker
I got into a big long discussion about polishing campy hubs with a guy on eBay once. He insisted that the hubs were anodized and even a little polish would remove the finish, and (in his opinion) ruin the hubs. I was selling, and he wanted to know if I'd ever polished them. No, I hadn't, unless cleaning them with a rag is polishing (which, I suppose, it is). He didn't end up buying them. I still am not sure that the old style campy hubs are anodized, though. They shine very easily compared to the rest of the parts in those groups.
I personally like the little leather strips with the reflector attached. Shine your hubs safely at night!
I've worked with early 70's Tipo hubs and they are definitely NOT anodized. I think my modern Veloce hubs are as they have a very shiny, bright polish to them even though they are 6 years old and I've never done anything to them but wash them with dish soap and a soft cloth. Not sure when in-between that change was made.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista