The thing that makes a '54 SA hub beautiful is what you can't see... the quality of the internals was much much better than later models.

From the outside they look almost identical save for the filler cap which is plastic on later models.

I have a 1979 hub laced to a Super Champion for the rear and need to find another rim to rebuild the front wheel to match.

At some point I will swap in the '54 hub or build another EA1 for the front and have two useable wheel sets as the bike can accommodate both without changing the brakes.

I can't wait to install the 9 speed drive.