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Offline Kuutiopää

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Wheel hubs?
« on: June 04, 2011, 11:15:38 AM »
Hi,

Unknown unused wheel hubs, Harwil or British hub? 7"inch brake, 36 spokes, cup & cone type bearings, casted hubs. Are these the hubs that used in many sport/racing bikes in -30`s?

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Jami





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Re: Wheel hubs?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 06:04:33 PM »
Harwil were certainly used on Coventry Eagle bikes. Don't know any other makes though

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Re: Wheel hubs?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2011, 12:20:23 AM »
36 spokes would suggest they were used on smaller bikes ?
Most larger bikes used 40 spokes (?).

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Re: Wheel hubs?
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2011, 12:35:40 AM »
I think pre-war Ariels used 36 holed rims. Being 7inch would make them heavyweight.

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Re: Wheel hubs?
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2011, 07:29:25 AM »
Harwil hubs were used in Excelsior, OK Supreme and many other smaller manufacturers. Excelsior used 36 spokes, for example manxman`s I think, front hub looks very much like manxman? I think that Excelsior used all kind hubs in their prewar bikes, Harwil, British hubs, Webb and Brampton??