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From: jon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Gingerich)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Helicomatic hubs
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Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 13:24:35 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 13:24:35 1985
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Since a previous posting to the net regarding Helicomatic hubs, I have done
a little investigating at several bike shops.  Both Bikecology (LA) and
The Bicycle Outfitter (Los Altos) warned me that the freewheels have a bad
reputation for loosing teeth, or breaking down internally.

I've been anticipating speculation about Campy's new 'aero' Record.  It sure
is elegant, but are (amatuer) racers really going to pay for that stuff?
I always suspected that no one bought SR pedals or BBs because the difference
is not readily visible, and their supposed suceptability to breakage was a
convinient justification. (After all, many use the heavier Cinelli Record stem)
Lately I've seen the group with standard sidepulls.  I read the aero brakes 
are being refitted with a non rusting !?! internal part, or are they gong the
way of SR hubs?