Re: Re: [CR]WTB: sealed bearing fixed hubset, i.e. maillard

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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:32:27 -0600 (CST)
From: <smwillis@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Re: [CR]WTB: sealed bearing fixed hubset, i.e. maillard
To: dan polito <thepandle@hotmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


I have been cutting track left hand threads on old treaded hubs. I may be able to do it to a sealed bearing hub and make you one. http://thebikestand.com/track-hub.html
>From: cmontgomery <cmontgomery15@cox.net>
>Date: 2007/02/10 Sat PM 06:12:11 CST
>To: dan polito <thepandle@hotmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]WTB: sealed bearing fixed hubset, i.e. maillard
>
>
>> currently i have, on my winter bike, a set of maillard sealed bearing
>> low-flange track hubs from the late 70s. i just love them, they really
>keep
>> out the crud.
>> got anything lying around?
>>
>> dan polito
>> cleveland, oh
>
> I have a 1985 Maillard sealed bearing flip-flop built onto an MA-2 and
>I've been commuting on it since...since...since 1985! I've rebuilt it twice
>(I think) and delicately retuned it maybe two or three times and I'm still
>pounding away at it with full commuter panniers every weekday. Man, you
>can't argue with that kind of quality.
> One of the eyelets on the MA just popped out a while back though. I
>retrued the rim and now listen to the eyelet ping back and forth between rim
>and hub.
>
>And no you can't have it.
>
>Craig in Tucson
>
>
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