Some 10 or 15 years ago I bought a ‘46/47 Hobbs of Barbican fitted with largely original equipment. It was fitted with Harden large flange drilled single fixed hubs in ASP27 rims.
In the ‘50’s I bought a La Quelda also with Harden hubs – subsequently lost/sold/? the rear wheel - and last week was lucky enough to buy another fixed/free rear hub to pair up the original front hub.(thanks to Marcho for advice)
However, on comparing the new purchase with the front, I found it drilled eight times each side with ½” holes against the front drilled nine times with 0.430” holes.
On checking the Hobbs wheels I found the front hub drilled eight times each side with ½” holes against the rear fixed hub drilled nine times with 0.430” holes.
I had believed the Hobbs was much as originally bought, but now have several questions.
1. Anybody any idea of the relative rarity of:- single fixed/double fixed/single free/fixed-free, rear hub alternatives?
2. Anybody any idea of the relative rarity of:- eight and nine hole drillings?
3. Are ‘they’ likely to have mixed eight with nine hole pairs?
4. Any reason for eight rather than nine – or the other way around?
In any event it looks as if I should pair mine up!
TIA John
In the ‘50’s I bought a La Quelda also with Harden hubs – subsequently lost/sold/? the rear wheel - and last week was lucky enough to buy another fixed/free rear hub to pair up the original front hub.(thanks to Marcho for advice)
However, on comparing the new purchase with the front, I found it drilled eight times each side with ½” holes against the front drilled nine times with 0.430” holes.
On checking the Hobbs wheels I found the front hub drilled eight times each side with ½” holes against the rear fixed hub drilled nine times with 0.430” holes.
I had believed the Hobbs was much as originally bought, but now have several questions.
1. Anybody any idea of the relative rarity of:- single fixed/double fixed/single free/fixed-free, rear hub alternatives?
2. Anybody any idea of the relative rarity of:- eight and nine hole drillings?
3. Are ‘they’ likely to have mixed eight with nine hole pairs?
4. Any reason for eight rather than nine – or the other way around?
In any event it looks as if I should pair mine up!
TIA John