FB hubs

Here we have a couple of FB hubs. I got them in from a customer that wanted them swapped to bolt on axles rather than the quick release set up they had. There were some beautiful vintage Campagnolo quick releases equipped and the customer thought they were Campy hubs.

Being of inquisitive inclination, I had to look them up. Turns out "FB" is not part of Campy but another company, Fratelli Brivio. Still Italian(Never guess from the name), these are some very cool vintage track hubs. They used a three piece setup with alloy flanges and a steel hub. These hubs probably date to around the mid thirties(Pretty cool).

I beleive these had been converted to QR at some point using old slotted axles, cut down(judging from the hacksaw marks) and a mish-mosh of cones and spacers. Altho it is possible they came with Campy butterfly QRs. I am redoing them for use in a track frame. I will be using stainless axles and replacing cones with modern parts as needed. The rear axle is 9.5x26 and I went thru Wheels Man. for the cones(and the axles). I will also need to set up the spacing but I need to get the frame, BB, and crank for that.

It is really great when this vintage stuff comes thru. Here are a couple more pics at Classic Rondezvous

Just a test

I wanted to make sure pictures linked up ok. Here(I hope) is a lovely shaft drive bike from 1897. It is a fixed gear(All the kids want one), and has wooden wheels with sewups. Sadly no branding, so I don't know the maker{{CORRECTION: I asked my Boss and this bike is a Columbia. Next time I will do more questioning prior to posting}}. Used in the Young Indy tv series, this one belongs to my boss.




Well, crap. Where is the other half of my bike?

Shall we try again?

Hmmm. Ah, success. There it is up at the top. I leave my mistakes for all to see. Plus, I am lazy

A new beginning

I wanted to put something up real quick. I thought this would be easy to start up, but after screwing around for an hour I once again was forced to face just how computer illiterate I am. So there is just the little blurb to the right there and this. There were some interesting goings on at the shop,but that will have to wait until Sunday.
Speaking of Sunday, Big Race in Wake Forest, teching in the hot, hot sun. Should be something to say about that as well. Need to link to the big controversy, the battleroyal between the pottery show and the bike race. More to come.