John Betmanis wrote:
> BTW, why is it that the English have always called them large
> flange (or
> wide flange) and small flange, and the Americans call them high
> flange and
> low flange? Re-inventing the wheel?
Everyone I know (American) uses the term large flange/small flange and high flange/low flange interchangeably. Campagnolo calls them large and small except for the hub they call HiLo (hub has both high and low flange). So even Campagnolo is inconsistent in their use of the terms.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
United States of America
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