tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post6658313040241076330..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Hub NewsVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62736627003595374162015-06-17T13:45:53.373-04:002015-06-17T13:45:53.373-04:00I would second the motion for a 120mm 40-hole rear...I would second the motion for a 120mm 40-hole rear hub, freewheel or cassette. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62865885153608248632015-03-29T14:20:00.351-04:002015-03-29T14:20:00.351-04:00am also in the market for a 120 OLD freewheel rear...am also in the market for a 120 OLD freewheel rear hubAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-35469703166256334042011-12-13T16:21:30.293-05:002011-12-13T16:21:30.293-05:00I would definitely be interested in a 120 mm rear ...I would definitely be interested in a 120 mm rear hub, and the corresponding era measurement front hub. If I could get a dynohub for my restoration that would be fantastic!<br /><br />(Don't know if that comment when through. I would buy a 120 OLD rear hub today if you had them, for my 1971 Dawes Galaxy restoration.)<br /><br />Thanks.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571024198820608397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-6552785247745238552011-02-24T14:52:47.538-05:002011-02-24T14:52:47.538-05:00Hey Chris,
Any update on the production of these...Hey Chris, <br /><br />Any update on the production of these?Jansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223931868618205846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-47354949323694698782010-10-13T02:44:53.250-04:002010-10-13T02:44:53.250-04:00Wow, there are a lot of people who just don't ...Wow, there are a lot of people who just don't get the concept of spoke slots, aren't there? Okay guys, they're not for looks and they're not there just to enrage you... they exist for long-distance touring. When you're in the middle of nowhere and just happen to break a drive-side spoke on a normal hub, how are you going to replace it without pulling the freewheel (or cassette, if you want to be pointless)? It's either spoke slots, hiring a support van, or destroying a rim while you try to find a bike shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-64528410615072643022010-10-11T07:06:52.263-04:002010-10-11T07:06:52.263-04:00Desperate for a 120mm OLD that can accommodate a 5...Desperate for a 120mm OLD that can accommodate a 5 speed freewheel for my vintage build. If you build it, I will buy it. There are none available out there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-39202627170236512822010-08-17T16:33:32.792-04:002010-08-17T16:33:32.792-04:00Thumb down on the slots.Thumb down on the slots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-47701561013338906012010-08-15T23:18:18.708-04:002010-08-15T23:18:18.708-04:00Here's an image of the butterfly closures I me...Here's an image of the butterfly closures I mentioned earlier:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratrocket/3956923682/in/set-72157622335870141/Jimmy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190957620103307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-83129021696193809562010-08-14T10:40:29.688-04:002010-08-14T10:40:29.688-04:00While I love the high flange design, it seems to m...While I love the high flange design, it seems to me there are more than a few companies already doing formula-esque high flange hubsets.<br /><br />What I would love too see, and I am sure there must be others, is a hubset with vintage campy curves. There is an elegance that the formalas just cannot touch. <br /><br />Also, the QRs are nice, but if we're playing the wishlist game - would it be possible to have constructeur style butterfly closures, at least on one side?<br /><br />Obviously this would be difficult to do, but I am sure there is nobody out there doing a butterfly QR :)Jimmy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190957620103307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19360821250395167232010-07-28T21:58:54.225-04:002010-07-28T21:58:54.225-04:00Nice hubs! I would also like to see a classic look...Nice hubs! I would also like to see a classic looking cassette hub. Campy 8,9 maybe? Since Campy only makes a ugly Record Hub set.campagnolo4menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-68906133621263617432010-07-27T23:12:47.754-04:002010-07-27T23:12:47.754-04:00I'll throw my vote in for 120mm hub. I have no...I'll throw my vote in for 120mm hub. I have no plans to give up my 27" wheels or the 120mm spacing of my 1973 Nishiki Road Compe any time soon.noah bershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963038550269589365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-46170044832068365402010-07-21T03:10:35.382-04:002010-07-21T03:10:35.382-04:00I like the fact that we will have a new hubset ava...I like the fact that we will have a new hubset available using modern materials to replicate the capabilities of the venerable MaxiCar hubs. I would prefer to see 8 vs 9 holes of a slightly smaller dia evenly spaced between spoke holes. The "D" ring on the skewer is a nice touch. I hope the hubs will be available in a 36 hole version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-21853185073424849492010-07-18T14:14:38.584-04:002010-07-18T14:14:38.584-04:00I like the idea of 120mm freewheel hub. I can'...I like the idea of 120mm freewheel hub. I can't find those anywhere. A quality one anyway. The quick release on it looks awesome. I would preorder a pair.Yogurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085379412209604153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-65774817648919175782010-07-14T16:46:48.574-04:002010-07-14T16:46:48.574-04:00Agreed about the funkaly spaced holes. While it pr...Agreed about the funkaly spaced holes. While it probably won't make for a weak flange, They'd look much, much better if they were spaced right. <br /><br />The Maxi-Car:<br />http://www.blackbirdsf.org/maxicar/images/singer_nivex_rear.jpg<br /><br />Very nice, eh!?Gabriel Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387661877183813277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-63428309073943985532010-07-11T02:33:49.365-04:002010-07-11T02:33:49.365-04:00From a purely personal-aesthetic viewpoint, I thin...From a purely personal-aesthetic viewpoint, I think the design would look a lot better if there were regularity between the large flange holes and the spoke holes. Right now-- on the slotted and non-slotted sides, front and back--it looks like there is no correspondence between these two sets of holes. sometimes they are close together, sometimes not. But maybe this is just what happens when you put a ring of 9 big holes inside a ring of 16 small ones. Maybe 8 and 16 would look more regular? My observation is purely my taste, I can't say anything about the structural consequences of what looks like "just missed overlaps" between the holes. Stresses work in strange ways, and what looks visually weak might be just fine structurally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-74178334739759506382010-07-10T14:27:31.251-04:002010-07-10T14:27:31.251-04:00My comment about the slotted spoke holes is that w...My comment about the slotted spoke holes is that while is does facilitate changing spokes on the rive side without freewheel removal, what is the probability of this? Other than the small market of overloaded tourists who venture far afield and need those spokes stored on the mount on the drive side chain stay...<br />It to me has the look of utility, but not a real need for its design.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618468012138911692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-50349728709580406272010-07-10T01:30:05.168-04:002010-07-10T01:30:05.168-04:00Chris,
Any thoughts of marrying the Helicomatic m...Chris,<br /><br />Any thoughts of marrying the Helicomatic multi-shallow-pitch-thread concept to a slotted, large-flange hub?<br /><br />I'm what you call a <i>big fella</i>, I go six foot four and two hundred forty pounds in my sock feet. I've never noticed large-flange hubs giving a too-harsh ride, for example; my size just overpowers it. On the other hand, I have noticed, spokes breaking on me through the course of a Minnesota winter (One day Minneapolis will bring its street repair to the same standards set in Beirut and Tirana). <br /><br />The old lugged steel Bike Boom Bike tends to be the weapon of choice in the TC Area. Long horizontal dropouts and fenders are a difficult match; but full-coverage metal fenders are a grace from the Lord. (Conundrum!) To be able to swap out a spoke WITHOUT having to pull the wheel out of the dropouts, pull the freewheel, replace the spoke, and re-center the wheel in the fender-- Oh my, wouldn't that be nice?<br /><br />What's the maximum cog size to be able to take advantage of the slots? Anything less than 26 teeth is going to be for the dilettantes. You'd be amazed at how often winter riders use a very low rear cog in the snow.<br /><br />Any further thoughts on re-introducing a VO version of the MAFAC wheel guides?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-61583936473560235272010-07-09T21:00:07.294-04:002010-07-09T21:00:07.294-04:00I would love a flip/flop hub in 126-130mm with a q...I would love a flip/flop hub in 126-130mm with a quick release!jim ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161517903295268167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-41000875838678199382010-07-08T22:06:28.892-04:002010-07-08T22:06:28.892-04:00Please give us a 120mm o.l.d. version. Some of us ...Please give us a 120mm o.l.d. version. Some of us are still out there running 5 speed, and looking for more options that just phil.Liam Gilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022771664940368629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-61094678067127599082010-07-08T14:49:05.363-04:002010-07-08T14:49:05.363-04:00I love the design, it's very chic. However, I&...I love the design, it's very chic. However, I'm not keen on the slotted spoke holes. Nice idea, but it just doesn't... LOOK right, I guess. I do like the QR though. If you folks get these into production, a pair may just make it's way onto my Rando project, laced to some CR-18's.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03277981140181461111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-6114241142582171582010-07-07T13:09:34.056-04:002010-07-07T13:09:34.056-04:00Will these new hubs be offered in a pre-built 126m...Will these new hubs be offered in a pre-built 126mm laced to Diagonale and/or PBP/Raid rims?Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-18171156636430246942010-07-07T07:57:32.749-04:002010-07-07T07:57:32.749-04:00I've built up an SA Dynohub with slotted holes...I've built up an SA Dynohub with slotted holes for the spokes. I was using Sapim double-butted spokes, but couldn't get them to sit right in the holes, no matter what I tried. The elbows of modern spokes aren't really meant to sit in those holes...Tmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-82800841454174238322010-07-07T06:33:18.445-04:002010-07-07T06:33:18.445-04:00Like the hubs but my vote would be for regular spo...Like the hubs but my vote would be for regular spoke holes not the slotted ones. I haven't broken a spoke since the late 70's.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101779683901948357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1677632541334157872010-07-07T00:12:54.190-04:002010-07-07T00:12:54.190-04:00I think with the flats on the QR tension nut, you ...I think with the flats on the QR tension nut, you could skip the D ring. Without the D ring, it looks a lot like the tension nut on my Mavic 501 hubs, which both looks nice and works well.<br /><br />If you do insist on keeping the D ring, make sure that it is a nice friction fit and not loose and rattling around. This is a minor nit I had with a set of the Electra Ticino high flange hubs I recently purchased.<br /><br />Given the performance I've had with modern spokes in well constructed wheels, the freewheel side spoke holes may be an unnecessary addition. My opinion is that they should be kept if they cause essentially zero compromise in any other aspect of the hub.robatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711964135698976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-14149161419584365682010-07-06T23:53:37.050-04:002010-07-06T23:53:37.050-04:00The hubs and the QR look very cool..I'm very i...The hubs and the QR look very cool..I'm very interested in the cassette version and would buy the QR as soon as available (and a VO 48/34 crank :-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965627917766252437noreply@blogger.com