Mike Wilkinson wrote:
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> Now, check out these hubs. EBay Item: 6592654640
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> Campagnolo flip-flops? Chuck??? What is the timeline on these?
Just the normal 3-piece steel barrel and alumunim flanged Campagnolo hubs supplied by FB. Fixed/free threaded hubs drilled 32/40 were very popular in England. This is Ray Etherton's auction and he's extremely knowledgable. He says they're 1960s and I'd have to agree. Campagnolo came out with their own 1-piece aluminum Record hub in 1958 and there must have been some overlap in the 3-piece and the 1-piece hub production.
The 3-piece hubs were in Campagnolo's early post WWII catalogs and I'm sure the 3-piece hubs predate WWII, but I don't know if the first FB hubs Tullio spec'd for his rod changer "Cambio a bacchetta" in '33 were 1-piece steel hubs or the 3-piece steel and aluminum hubs. Anyone know the answer?
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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