Re: [CR]Hub Shiners ?

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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:09:05 -0500
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Robert Clair <r.clair@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hub Shiners ?
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
cc: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Robert Clair wrote:
> ... from a Schwinn Classic brand, an original single "hub shiner", still
> on the sale's card. the card is dated 1996, the price tag is $8.99.
> ... it's this neat leather strap thing that would actually make a neat
> key fob.
> ... this was supposed to do what ?

You clip it around the barrel of your hub and while you ride it knocks the dirt off and soaks up oil or grease so the hub stays shiny.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA