Yes Peter, I spotted a pair on eBay UK last year........almost felt inclined to make a bid, but common sense prevailed.
Even rarer I feel are the same hubs as mine......but completely made of steel [mine are one piece alloy] I believe 'spokesniffer' on flickr has such a pair....these are one piece and not to be confused with the more popular three piece steel barrol with alloy flanges type.
As for reliability, I have yet to use my hub, laced on a MA40 clincher, with double butted spokes......hopefully they will be fine?
Talking of hubs.........does anyone have a Record Large flange 28 hole piste hub going spare......my mate Mark needs one for the Bi-laminate frame I made him........
cheers
Kevin Sayles
Bridgwater Somerset UK
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Don't use those Normandy Hubs...
> Hi Kevin,
> Many thanks for showing us the Gran Sport hub.
> Did they offer this in large flange configuration too?
> I assume that the wheel has not suffered from breaking spokes etc.
> I have not really looked at the configuration of rear hubs to any great
> extent and this issue has come as a bit of a (nasty) surprise.
> All the best,
> Peter Rogers
> Barrie, Ontario, Canada
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "kevin sayles" <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:55 AM
> To: "Peter Rogers" <pjrogers@rogers.com>; <hmsachs@verizon.net>;
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Don't use those Normandy Hubs...
>
>> Hi Peter, Harvey
>>
>> Whilst I can't offer any insight into Normandy hubs......maybe you might
>> find a Campag 'Gran Sport' [circa 1975] hub of interest in that it shares
>> the same flange configuration as the Normandy hubs in question.
>>
>> Like a 'piste' hub the offside bearings are 'inboard' of the flange, my
>> hub is a 40 hole and mated to a MA40 clincher and was/is the intended
>> wheel for the 'Le Eroica'....if I ever get my act together to ride it?
>>
>> Pics of the hub can be found on my flickr pages.......as is some pics of
>> another Bi-laminated frame I made for a good friend who recently painted
>> it himself.....not so surprising as he's a very clever chap who teaches
>> vintage car restoration.......
>>
>> Cheers
>> Kevin Sayles
>> Bridgwater Somerset UK
>> http://www.flickr.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter Rogers" <pjrogers@rogers.com>
>> To: <hmsachs@verizon.net>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:19 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CR] Don't use those Normandy Hubs...
>>
>>
>>> Hi Harvey,
>>> Many thanks for the head-up.
>>> I'll be interested if you have a later version of the same hub for sale.
>>> I only just noticed how far out the left flange is before I read your
>>> email, but I though nothing of it.
>>> I wonder if modern, slightly thicker gauge spokes, would cope with the
>>> stress.
>>> Anyway, many thanks again.
>>> All the best,
>>> Peter Rogers
>>>
>>> Barrie, Ontario, Canada
>>>
>>>
>>> From: hmsachs@verizon.net
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:40 PM
>>> To: pjrogers@rogers.com ; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>> Subject: Don't use those Normandy Hubs...
>>>
>>>
>>> My first J.C. Higgins, dated about 1960 or '61 (Campag Gran Sport) came
>>> with these hubs, and the rear has a nasty defect. In Peter's picture,
>>> notice the position of the left flange. It is almost as far to the left
>>> as possible. This leads to a super-dished wheel, and they are
>>> incredibly efficient at popping the overstressed right side spokes.
>>>
>>> I suspect that this configuration was a relict from early 3- and 4-speed
>>> versions, where the dish would have been less extreme. I have a pair of
>>> the slightly later hubs, which look identical, but the left flange is
>>> moved inboard. Of course, on that bike, the spokes don't break, since
>>> it is the closest thing I have to a wall-art decoration; I haven't
>>> ridden it in a couple of years.
>>>
>>> your mileage may vary.
>>> harvey sachs
>>> mcLean va
>>> Peter, ask me next week if I have a spare of the slightly later ones...
>>>
>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> Peter Rogers asked about the age of some Normandy HF hubs, illustrated
>>> at http://petersclassicwheels.blogspot.com/
>>> I have a set of large flange Normandy hubs with round holes and Q/R
>>> axles.
>>> They differ from Normandy Luxe hubs which have elongated holes in the
>>> flanges.
>>> Does anyone know when these particular style of hubs were manufactured?
>>> I understand that they may date back as early as the 1950's.
>>> Any help will be much appreciated.