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Old 15th August 2008   #1
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Anyone know anything about Airlite hubs?

not dis-similar to these... worth refurbing?

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Old 15th August 2008   #2
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as i understand it they are quite rare and collectable. PJ has them on his new build.
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Old 15th August 2008   #3
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lovely hubs

the ones in the pic are not track / fixed hubs though....sure you knew that.
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Old 15th August 2008   #4
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yeah, mine are fixed/fixed think they should polish up good and will be a nice pair to the atlanta rims

:D
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Old 15th August 2008   #5
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I personally really like them but I didn't think they were all that rare?? Nice hubs tho, and they look SMASHIN hot when they're polished.
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Old 15th August 2008   #6
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not rare, but if they are in good condition still fetch good money. they are suited to a vintage build and wouldn't suit atlanta rims. IMHO get some nice phils or strip/polish some goldtecs to a mirror finish
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Old 15th August 2008   #7
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there are a few going on ebay ATM. I just got this (not Airlite) 100mm flange dia.



gonna shiney it ooop
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Old 15th August 2008   #9
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Just mind they don't fall apart, eh dogs?
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Old 15th August 2008   #10
pj (pj)
yeah - lovely hubs. i think the one i sheared off completely was a resilion or something.

the only issue i can think of is that these hubs tend to be pressed, not welded, where the axle meets the flange. in my limited experience this can lead to catastrophic failure when the pressing slips. this may have happened because i'm a skid-happy torque monster and the hub was 50 years old.

basically though, sweet as...
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Old 15th August 2008   #11
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I'd prefer some vintage Phil Wood...
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Old 15th August 2008   #12
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i saw a couple of those on ebay, lovely hubs.
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Old 15th August 2008   #13
pj (pj)
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I'd prefer some vintage Phil Wood...
you're so hardcore, skullhead.

you're like, the real deal, a fucken gumwalled anarchist from the dark ages.
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Old 15th August 2008   #14
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Yeah I was listening to Crass today
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Old 15th August 2008   #15
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you're a private in a private army.
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Old 15th August 2008   #16
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:) good lyric dude
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Old 16th August 2008   #17
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checked them today, they are 40/32, on tubs, fixed/fixed, tied spokes... how much you reckon? 75quid?
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Old 16th August 2008   #18
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Airlite, atlanta? No way!! Airlite and Constrictor steel, Yea...

^Mike
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Old 17th August 2008   #19
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there are a few going on ebay ATM. I just got this (not Airlite) 100mm flange dia.



gonna shiney it ooop



renak?
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Old 17th August 2008   #20
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possibly
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