Crazy….
Weyless Hub Set
USA
1975 - 1978
Weyless Inc., was founded by a colorful individual named Lester Tabb. Tabb was a multimillionare who ran a mint in Greenwich Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Tabb was later called a power-hungry, bipolar lunatic in a book written by his son George. Anyway, Tabb began riding an Olympia bike in 1972 and got excited about bikes and riding. He rode Cinelli rollers in the Winter but wanted to make a better set of rollers with steps on the side to ease mounting. Weyless was founded in 1975 with the introduction of their high quality rollers. In addition to the rollers, Tabb's company manufactured this seat post and hubs designed by Bill Shook (of American Classic fame) and pedals designed by Bob Reedy. Tabbs cycling business venture downfall came when he added wool clothing to the mix. The clothing was made of wool that was supposed to not shrink. Unfortunately, the wool did shrink, the clothes fit poorly, and this basically did the firm in. Tabb moved his family south and remodeled Tara, the home from the movie Gone with the Wind. Eventually it is rumored, that Tabb ended up in jail as a result of a Florida real estate shenanigan. Tabb's son George did gain some success as a writer, chronicling his disfunctional family life in a memoir titled Surfing Armageddon - Fishnets, Fascists, and Body Fluids in Florida.