> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:38:36 +0100
> From: Martin Appel <martin@camelot.de>
> To: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org,
> "Roy H. Drinkwater" <roydrink@ptd.net>
> Cc: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re[2]: [CR]Ebay outing: NOS Campagnolo Record Large Flange Track
> Hubs
>
>
> RHD> Since I had been in the market for Campagnolo track hubs
> RHD> (thanks again to Curtis Anthony), I've been looking around for them.
> RHD> Even used ones go for an exorbitant amount, the last 36 hole rear
> RHD> I've seen on ebay, by some guy called "bobbesrs" went for nearly $120.
>
> sorry about my ignorance, but what exactly makes them more desireable
> than other Campagnolo stuff of the same vintage?
>
> Martin Appel
> Munich, Germany
>
> ...who bought a front wheel with a high-flange Campagnolo track
> hub, (hope its a record) Fiamme Ergal rim and 32 welded spokes in nice
> condition for 24
> Euro not long ago...
>
>
Well, in a nutshell, they are still arguably the best damn track hubs ever made. The current track folks seek them out, adding to the Demand side of the equation, hence the price (very limited supply in NOS condition).
Regards,
Greg "occasionally Piste" Parker Ann Arbor, MI USA
Anyone have an NOS 36-hole front (vintage) Record HF track hub they could sell me to complete my set?