[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-09 Thread bfd
On Aug 9, 8:18 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > > I wonder how loud is the hub when coasting?  Shimano is still king as > > it is the quietest. > > The Freewheel Royce at least are pretty quiet.  I do not recall ever > riding a bike with Shimano hubs.  Maybe I have, just do not remember. > The Royce ar

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-09 Thread JoelMatthews
> I wonder how loud is the hub when coasting? Shimano is still king as > it is the quietest. The Freewheel Royce at least are pretty quiet. I do not recall ever riding a bike with Shimano hubs. Maybe I have, just do not remember. The Royce are easily as quiet as my Maxi-Car, which is a rather q

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-09 Thread bfd
On Aug 9, 2:34 am, JoelMatthews wrote: > >  At those prices, one can easily consider White Industries or DT hubs with > > the Campagnolo- > > splined freehub body.  Or perhaps Phils with a Shimano/SRAM cassette > > and a J-tek device. > > Royce are easily as shiney as the penultimate Campy hub

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-09 Thread JoelMatthews
> At those prices, one can easily consider White Industries or DT hubs with > the Campagnolo- > splined freehub body. Or perhaps Phils with a Shimano/SRAM cassette > and a J-tek device. Royce are easily as shiney as the penultimate Campy hub line. They have a sleeker design than the White and

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-08 Thread bfd
On Aug 8, 5:29 pm, benzzoy wrote: > On Aug 8, 5:24 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > Stiill, it's beautiful, and we just move the aesthetics cutoff a few years > > forward. So this hub would date from when? > > The polished Campagnolo hubs with the allen bearing adjustment were > available from '9

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-08 Thread benzzoy
On Aug 8, 5:24 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Stiill, it's beautiful, and we just move the aesthetics cutoff a few years > forward. So this hub would date from when? The polished Campagnolo hubs with the allen bearing adjustment were available from '99 to '06. You can still occasionally find these o

Re: [RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-08 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Stiill, it's beautiful, and we just move the aesthetics cutoff a few years forward. So this hub would date from when? Thanks. On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 12:15 AM, benzzoy wrote: > On Aug 7, 11:31 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > A NR front hub, probaby late model: has little allen lockbolt to hold > >

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-07 Thread benzzoy
On Aug 7, 11:31 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > A NR front hub, probaby late model: has little allen lockbolt to hold > bearing adjustment in place. What a beautiful hub! I've seen none more > beautiful, even taking Phil into account. If it has an allen lockbolt to hold bearing adjustment, it's not NR

Re: [RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-07 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Speaking of hubs: When I went to pick up my Sam HIll last month from Dave Porter, framebuilder and Frame List member, he offered me various NOS things kept from a long life involved with things bicycle, including a NIB 36 hole, front and rear NR hubset, for $40. I couldn't resist, and bought the b

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-07 Thread JoelMatthews
I've a few NR and SR hubsets in the display case. Have not found the right wheel build project for them. I almost put one set to work this Spring. Then out of no where Peter Weigle modifies a set of Gran Sports and puts them up for sale. Couldn't resist. On Aug 7, 1:31 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote

Re: [RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-07 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Phil, Patrick, Hey You, whatever... On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Jim Cloud wrote: > Whoops!! Sorry about that Patrick, I obviously messed up on the > salutation for my reply (unless you want to change your name to > Phil...).. > > Sorry, > Jim > > On Aug 7, 3:59 pm, Jim Cloud wrote: > > Phil

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-07 Thread Jim Cloud
Whoops!! Sorry about that Patrick, I obviously messed up on the salutation for my reply (unless you want to change your name to Phil...).. Sorry, Jim On Aug 7, 3:59 pm, Jim Cloud wrote: > Phil, > I have a 36 hole Nuovo Record small flange hub on the front of my > Rivendell Road Standard.  My 197

[RBW] Re: What a beautiful hub!

2010-08-07 Thread Jim Cloud
Phil, I have a 36 hole Nuovo Record small flange hub on the front of my Rivendell Road Standard. My 1977 Schwinn Paramount, which I recently converted to a 700c wheel size, has NR small flange hubs on both the front and rear. These were all NOS hubs when I purchased them. IMO don't think anyone