Dear list members,
as a first time poster and newbie to the list i want to start off with thanking everyone who contributes to this great knowledge base.
Maybe some of you can give me some info on a pair of Alpin high flange hubs that i couldn't find much info about so far, even in this list the only info i could find was an inquiry from 2003 which didn't turn out too much info - a reference to an ebay ad in which the seller claims these would be Maxicar derivatives - which may or may not be true... At the moment there is also an ebay ad at the moment pretty similar to mine except the fact that they're low flange and the seller dates them to the 80's (http://ebay.com/<blah>
The hubs in question are found on a french bike that i am pretty sure dates to the mid 70's - 75/76 to be exact. The frame components are of pretty high end quality and all of the components seem original to me. Please have a look at the picture i uploaded here: http://www.trixum-s02.de/
Would be great if someone could give some insight on manufacturer and history of these hubs...
Best regards,
Stephan Mayerbacher
Mannheim
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany