Is this hub and hoop worth hanging onto?
03-16-18, 01:13 PM
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Is this hub and hoop worth hanging onto?
At my local bicycle junkyard I found a complete wheel laying in his many many piles of old wheels. It was hanging in my garage doing nothing and I’m not even sure why I grabbed in the first place. I’ve been on the beer view mirror building kick so I stripped all the spokes out of this old rim and experimented with making my own mirrors. I was just getting ready to go throw it in the trash when I noticed it had some writing on it. Apparently this is a French rim and hub . The hub says Normandie made in France. And the rim says rigida chrolux chromage superieur. 27x1/14 made in France. It is a steel rim and I was just wondering if this thing is worth hanging onto for any reason or if I can feel safe throwing it in the trash.
03-16-18, 01:25 PM
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The hub might be worth keeping as spare parts if the cups and cones are good. The rim is chromed steel and 27 x 1 1/4 which is a seldom used size. As well, these rims are heavy, have poor wet braking performance and don't take hook bead tires. Yes to the hub (maybe) and no to the steel rim (definitely).
The hub might be worth keeping as spare parts if the cups and cones are good. The rim is chromed steel and 27 x 1 1/4 which is a seldom used size. As well, these rims are heavy, have poor wet braking performance and don't take hook bead tires. Yes to the hub (maybe) and no to the steel rim (definitely).
03-16-18, 01:26 PM
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trail monkey -
The hub might be worth keeping as spare parts if the cups and cones are good. The rim is chromed steel and 27 x 1 1/4 which is a seldom used size. As well, these rims are heavy, have poor wet braking performance and don't take hook bead tires. Yes to the hub (maybe) and no to the steel rim (definitely).
The hub might be worth keeping as spare parts if the cups and cones are good. The rim is chromed steel and 27 x 1 1/4 which is a seldom used size. As well, these rims are heavy, have poor wet braking performance and don't take hook bead tires. Yes to the hub (maybe) and no to the steel rim (definitely).
03-16-18, 01:36 PM
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03-16-18, 01:37 PM
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Yeah I think I’m going to ask the wife tonight if she need some hoops for any garden project before I do and if she says no they’re going in the trash
03-16-18, 02:08 PM
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About 12 years ago, my son built a chair for a grade 7 project, using old rims from my shop. It's still intact and functional, despite heavy use for a 5-6 year period, as his perch for his video game drum kit. By the end of this period he was 6'2" and 190 lbs, so it's plenty sturdy. So, there are practical uses for old rims, if you use your imagination...
03-16-18, 02:11 PM
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About 12 years ago,my son built a chair for a grade 7 project, using old rims from my shop. It's still intact and functional, despite heavy use for a 5-6 year period, as his perch for his video game drum kit. By the end of this period he was 6'2" and 190 lbs, so it's plenty sturdy. So, there are practical uses for old rims,if you use your imagination...
03-16-18, 02:42 PM
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Out of all the obsolete chromed steel rims, Rigida's are my favorite. I wouldn't hang on to it though.
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03-16-18, 03:28 PM
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There's a fellow in Illinois who makes those kind of mirrors under the "Flatlander" name. Great guy, and my PBR mirror always gets a smile. 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlatlandersMirrors
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlatlandersMirrors
03-16-18, 08:05 PM
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About 12 years ago, my son built a chair for a grade 7 project, using old rims from my shop. It's still intact and functional, despite heavy use for a 5-6 year period, as his perch for his video game drum kit. By the end of this period he was 6'2" and 190 lbs, so it's plenty sturdy. So, there are practical uses for old rims, if you use your imagination...
03-16-18, 09:47 PM
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I kind of like how they shine. The Sturmey's on my 50 year old Hercules convinced me to go ahead and use some Arayas I had handy on the Surly, shown before it was taped. Thinking about putting a cottered crank on it.
Partially because I like the look, and partially out of sheer cussedness.
(edit) That said, I'm not a real fan of the Normany high flange hubs ... the Sanshin/Sunshine (IIRC) are just as available at a co-op, and I believe use a little bigger ball bearings and maybe a slightly harder bearing race on the axle. I could be wrong. Make a pencil holder out of it.
Partially because I like the look, and partially out of sheer cussedness.
(edit) That said, I'm not a real fan of the Normany high flange hubs ... the Sanshin/Sunshine (IIRC) are just as available at a co-op, and I believe use a little bigger ball bearings and maybe a slightly harder bearing race on the axle. I could be wrong. Make a pencil holder out of it.
03-17-18, 12:08 PM
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It's common when refurbishing an original UO8 or similar to need one of those exact hoops, usually for the rear wheel.
It has monetary value on Ebay even, if it is ding-free and is straight/round.
This 1968 Sears rebuild needed a single hoop and I'm happy to have kept it mostly original!
It has monetary value on Ebay even, if it is ding-free and is straight/round.
This 1968 Sears rebuild needed a single hoop and I'm happy to have kept it mostly original!
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It's common when refurbishing an original UO8 or similar to need one of those exact hoops, usually for the rear wheel.
It has monetary value on Ebay even, if it is ding-free and is straight/round.
This 1968 Sears rebuild needed a single hoop and I'm happy to have kept it mostly original!
It has monetary value on Ebay even, if it is ding-free and is straight/round.
This 1968 Sears rebuild needed a single hoop and I'm happy to have kept it mostly original!
03-17-18, 02:17 PM
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About 12 years ago, my son built a chair for a grade 7 project, using old rims from my shop. It's still intact and functional, despite heavy use for a 5-6 year period, as his perch for his video game drum kit. By the end of this period he was 6'2" and 190 lbs, so it's plenty sturdy. So, there are practical uses for old rims, if you use your imagination...
I thought for a while maybe you were an experimental Google AI system or something. Awesome project.
Those, I would wear.
Bud Light of course.
03-18-18, 08:58 AM
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The rims were straightened by cold setting with bicycle frame alignment tools. There is slight waviness but given the application, it is acceptable.
03-18-18, 09:19 AM
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I think this says very little about me but speaks volumes about my son. I was far less involved in this project than most people assume.
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If those were mine, I would re-gift or recycle them. Too many bike parts (and other things) and too little space around my house, garage, and shed.
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03-20-18, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bikerider007
Bud Light of course.
03-21-18, 07:31 AM
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I remember in 7th grade, gluing wood together & clamping it, then making obscenely oversized dice out of it. The tricky part, was drilling the holes straight, on each side.
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Just not a beer of the week type drinker. When I have a long day and that first sip hits, it's like the bikes many here collector from their childhood, just takes me back to a good memory and puts a smile on my face.
Fancy beer drinkers talk flavor, hops and gasses or whatever and feel cool....blah blah. I've sat with many of them, BL in hand, while they chatter like hens about this or that flavor. But there is no other taste like Bud Light, it's magical.
I just made you want a BL didn't I
On topic. The hub and hoop are not uncommon.
03-21-18, 12:04 PM
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Just not a beer of the week type drinker. When I have a long day and that first sip hits, it's like the bikes many here collector from their childhood, just takes me back to a good memory and puts a smile on my face.
Fancy beer drinkers talk flavor, hops and gasses or whatever and feel cool....blah blah. I've sat with many of them, BL in hand, while they chatter like hens about this or that flavor. But there is no other taste like Bud Light, it's magical.
I just made you want a BL didn't I
On topic. The hub and hoop are not uncommon.
Fancy beer drinkers talk flavor, hops and gasses or whatever and feel cool....blah blah. I've sat with many of them, BL in hand, while they chatter like hens about this or that flavor. But there is no other taste like Bud Light, it's magical.
I just made you want a BL didn't I
On topic. The hub and hoop are not uncommon.
