Okay, but how about some tire wipers, especially since I just ordered
some JB greens.
--mike
Never thought of getting "store bought" versions, but there you have
it.
Am I crazy?
Cheers!
cm
I dunno, doesn't seem like a big concern to me. I made one for the
front wheel of my 3 speed a couple of years back - a leather piece
connected with a small bolt rather than a snap, but same idea. It's
never gotten snagged in a way that would stress it and unsnap the
ends. It bounces around a little (mostly because of the oil filler
spring clip) and makes a nice sort of sound while i ride, and the
front hub stays shiny.
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Bill Connell
St. Paul, MN
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No, I'd say they were definitely meant for use full time. They were
actually quite the rage when I was a kid some 40 odd years ago - I
remember being slightly jealous when a friend brought home a new
Raleigh that had leather straps (riveted, not snapped) hanging on the
hubs. My Schwinn didn't have that!
Chuck
Every kid's bike used to have them way back when. No hardware, just a 4" long, 1/2" strip of leather with a "T" shaped tab cut on one end and a slot on the other. Never saw one fall off ever., a stick in the road is more like something you should worry about getting into your wheel.
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Never knew what they were for!
Hadn't even thought of them until today.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Mar 9, 1:43�pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote:
> My memories of hub shiners goes even farther back. �When I was kid in the 60s, we put things like this on our hubs. �They made them back in the day out of vinyl; the nicer ones had a button reflector on them.
>
> Like so: �http://tinyurl.com/hubshiner
>
> --Eric
> campyonly...@me.comwww.campyonly.comwww.wheelsnorth.org
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> On Mar 9, 2010, at 11:24 AM, reynoldslugs wrote:
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> > I remember these from the 80's. �We would put leather thongs/strings
> > around Campagnolo and Phil Wood hub bodies to keep them clean and
> > shiny.
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> > Never thought of getting "store bought" versions, but there you have
> > it.
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From: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Eric Norris
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:43 PM
To: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Hubshiners?
WARNING
IT IS SCIENTIFICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE OF THESE, ONCE SNAPPED SHUT,
TO OPEN UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
CARE AND FEEDING
BEFORE EACH RIDE ON ANY DAY WITH EVEN A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF RAIN,
WARM THE SHINER TO 200F TO OPEN THE PORES. THEN GENTLY RUB IN 0.4
CUBIC CM OF OBENAUF'S LEATHER PRESERVATIVE. LET COOL, CHECK FOR GAPS,
AND REPEAT IF NECESSARY.
WARRANTY
ONE WEEK OR FIVE MILES, WHICHEVER COMES SECOND.
On Mar 10, 8:03 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com>
wrote:
You can still get those on Amazon.com. Saw them just the other day. Not sure what the point of a reflector that will be blocked by your rim is, but it makes for a little sparkle if nothing else...Steve Frederick, East Lansing MI
Goat lard is probably cheaper that Obernauf's...round here one can get
the entire goat for $25....
Angus
On Mar 10, 10:03 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4428448306_ee0e5e312d.jpg
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and no I'm NOT going to start it.
Angus
> I can feel a new flickr group brewing "Rivendell hub shiners"
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> and no I'm NOT going to start it.
I don't think anyone can start it until they own the things...
...and I'm deeply miffed that there isn't a cloisonne RBW logo on the snap.
- J
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I'm waiting for the tweed version.
Bill