Vintage Campy hubs

George said:

Hi, How many speed is that hub: cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗
exURL=1&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting Unfortunately I have not Campy catalogs from those
years so I don't know if it is 5sp or 6sp?

It's 5. But, early 6-speed freewheels were made to fit hubs intended for 5-speed. The spacing really
should be 120mm, not 122.

I have a couple sets of these hubs. They are very well-made, but beware of the axles. If you are
heavy (last time I rode them I was about 210lbs) they can break on you.

It's also your decision to buy at that price... but that is a lot for old hubs that no one seems to
want anymore except for restorations. They regularly show up at swap meets. In fact, like I said, I
do have some....

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User David L. Johnson said:

It's 5.

Thanks for the info David.

Quoted message said:

It's also your decision to buy at that price... but that is a lot for old hubs that no one seems
to want anymore except for restorations. They regularly show up at swap meets. In fact, like I
said, I do have some....

I have bought the same pair of hubs here on the polish eBay for the much lighter price. They are new
in the mint condition. Unfortunately it seemed to me they are track hubs, but it has appeared they
haven't :-( Regards, George.

<< How many speed is that hub: >><BR><BR>

Seller said 122mm spacing(should be 120mm) and it is 5 or6s freewheel hub. Original was a 5s
tho-in 1972.

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Quoted message said:

I have a couple sets of these hubs. They are very well-made, but beware of the axles. If you are
heavy (last time I rode them I was about 210lbs) they can break on you.

I ride Campy Record hubs-some space to 130- as my regular hubs and at 220 lbs I NEVER break axles.
Your dropout faces must be parallel or you will break axles. Phil Broen

Medio tutissimus ibis. (Ovid)

David L. Johnson said:

George said:

How many speed is that hub: cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗
RL=1&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

Quoted message said:

It's 5. But, early 6-speed freewheels were made to fit hubs intended for 5-speed. The spacing
really should be 120mm, not 122.

Like language, rear hub spacing has been subject to evolutionary changes as the number of rear
sprockets increased. Over time, Campagnolo's Record series hubs for freewheels were offered with
various optional axle lengths. There's no reason to suggest that an over-locknut spacing of 122 mm
for the subject 1035 model is somehow improper or incorrect.

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Phil Brown said:

Quoted message said:

I have a couple sets of these hubs. They are very well-made, but beware of the axles. If you are
heavy (last time I rode them I was about 210lbs) they can break on you.

I ride Campy Record hubs-some space to 130- as my regular hubs and at 220 lbs I NEVER break axles.
Your dropout faces must be parallel or you will break axles. Phil Broen

Well, our experiences differ. I submit, though, that a small lack of alignment of dropouts would not
cause the sort of axle breakage I had once I re-spaced my rear to 130mm (it was done by a reputable
builder, so I presume they were aligned properly). I broke 4 axles in one summer. Went to cassettes,
same frame, and broke none.

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

JDacey-<< There's no reason to suggest that an over-locknut spacing of 122 mm for the subject 1035
model is somehow improper or incorrect. >><BR><BR>

Certainly not 'improper' but I doubt correct, in that I doubt it came outta the factory at 122mm...

I'm not in a position to vouch for the status of the twenty-five + year old used hub that's the
subject of the instant thread.

I note however, that Sutherland's Handbook lists no fewer than two incremental widths falling
between 120 and 126 mm for Record road hubs of this era. If you have documentation to support your
comment that it "should be 120 mm" else it be not "correct" in some way, please share the
reference citation.

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30 Aug 2003 23:04:14 -0400 'David L. Johnson said:

Well, our experiences differ. I submit, though, that a small lack of alignment of dropouts would
not cause the sort of axle breakage I had once I re-spaced my rear to 130mm (it was done by a
reputable builder, so I presume they were aligned properly). I broke 4 axles in one summer. Went to
cassettes, same frame, and broke none.

It's never safe to just assume that someone has "just taken care of
it." Some of the worst aligned forkend I've ever seen came from "top" builders. Even a small amount
of misalignment can put a LOT of additional stress on your axle. I'm sure that if the
misalignment is in exactly the "right" direction this can somewhat cancel out the stress due to
the rider's weight and the chain tension, but the misalignment is typically complex and random,
so I would expect the resultant to be negative.

Properly aligned forkend just work better in SO many ways....

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