Thread: Was there a "Jump the Shark" moment for high flange hubs?
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Old 08-14-19, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug Fattic
High flange hubs (I love the look) started to go out with the beginning of free hubs. They were totally gone when freewheels were no longer being used because 8 speed cassettes became the norm.
Grand Bois and Sun XCD stil lsell them, so they're not totally gone.
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