Any ideas on this old hub?

[phbr35528]

Any of the gurus out there know what this hub is? It's on an Araya RM-17 if that helps to date it.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Could the axle spacers be red herrings?
I don't see why you'd bother with a complex shape without covering up the cartridge bearings.

 

[Tootyred]

Is it an old specialized stout missing its 2 end caps? I think the first gen had removable caps covering the bearings and acting as the spacers...

 

[bikeworkshop]

Shape is good, but didn't the stout have that slidey through axle or was there an earlier model, or even this one adapted to 9mm qr?

- it's hard to imagine Spesh would offer a product without clear branding

 

[Tootyred]

I have seen them adapted to take a 9mm spindle....when the original big one was lost...

However, i think the branding was etched in?? So may not be that.

 

[christinedickinson]

Any of the gurus out there know what this hub is? It's on an Araya RM-17 if that helps to date it.

Where can I buy one of these?

https://ibetcassino.com.br/​

 

[bikeworkshop]

Most oldschool bike shops will have a drawer of decent hubs cut out of broken Rims. Usually happy to sell cheap because supply outstrips demand.

 

[phbr35528]

Could the axle spacers be red herrings?
I don't see why you'd bother with a complex shape without covering up the cartridge bearings.

They may be, I assumed it was all original but quite possibly not

 

[phbr35528]

Is it an old specialized stout missing its 2 end caps? I think the first gen had removable caps covering the bearings and acting as the spacers...

I think the curve on the body is bit more pronounced than the Stout?

 

[phbr35528]

I have seen them adapted to take a 9mm spindle....when the original big one was lost...

However, i think the branding was etched in?? So may not be that.

Yeah no branding on this at all!