Re: [CR]Broken flanges on high flange hubs/Slot Hub/Aero Spokes

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From: <OKVELO@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:27:54 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Broken flanges on high flange hubs/Slot Hub/Aero Spokes
To: tsan7759142@comcast.net, steve@sburl.com
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

In a message dated 11/22/2004 5:47:43 AM Central Standard Time, tsan7759142@comcast.net writes:


> Back in the day, folks sometimes enlarged the holes on hubs to accommodate
> bladed spokes. I have seen them fail on the drive side rear because of
> this. Sure not the hubs fault, but if anyone is buying hubs that have had
> the holes enlarged, they might want to examine them closely there

A hub that is slotted properly for aero spokes should not be problematic

Any hub that simply has spoke holes enlarged very likely will be problematic down the road

Chuck Davis
OK Velo
Tulsa