Re: [CR]what's the beef with maillard 600 hubs?+

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Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 15:13:36 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]what's the beef with maillard 600 hubs?+
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Fred Rafael Rednor wrote:
> (snip)
> I also have no idea how
> well these hubs held up under the stress of elite level racing.
> Anyway, I'm aware of the Helicomatic's shortcomings but I
> still appreciate the concept.

In the Tour de France, Helicomatics were never used. Maillard supplied the teams with their conventional freewheels and hubs.

Helicomatics were purely a touring, non-race bike product for Maillard.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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