Jerrry, thanks for your response.
English and Italian freewheels and hubs seem to be compatible, no problem - I get that.
To clarify: If I were to have bought my Ciocc brand new in 1981, would it have had English or Italian threaded hubs?
Mark Buswell San Francisco, CA
On Aug 30, 2006, at 3:33 PM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> I would do it without hesitation. English and Italian FW thread
> are sufficiently compatible that there is no problem if you don't
> install and remove FW's unusually frequently. Plus English FW's
> are much easier to get than Italian now, at least in the US, and I
> think ISO is closer to English than Italian, not that there is much
> variation among any of them. But maybe the real Italian purists
> would object to an English FW.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
> Mark Buswell|SisuHome <mark@sisuhome.com> wrote:
> Newbie question with requiring what I think is a quick answer:
>
> Is it 'correct' or 'best practice' to put a wheelset with English-
> threaded Campy hubs on... say an early eighties Ciocc? Were Italian
> threaded hubs still the norm for such a bike at the time? Or had/did
> English threaded hubs take over by this time?
>
> I have read in the archives about compatabilities between thread
> types but couldn't find anything that answered this question.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Mark Buswell
> San Francisco, CA
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