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Quote from Velo Orange website:
Maxi-car hubs are the stuff of legend, 60,000 or 100,000, or more miles without need of a rebuild. These are the hubs that came on the very very best bikes from Herse, Singer, and the other great constructeurs. They are still sought after by tandem riders for their strength and by randonneurs for their reliability and longevity.The holes in the drive side of the rear hub are like keyholes, allowing a broken spoke to be changed without removing the freewheel. The axles are oversize, like Phil Wood axles, andsimply don't break.
As with so many hand machined products, Maxi-car hubs simply became too costly to manufacture and the company was unwilling to spend the money required to develop a cassette hub. The company still exists and they still make hubs, but now they are made for wheelchairs.
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Would you be interested in selling the Carradice Longflap individually? - love the hubs, by the way.
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Raleigh Royal 531st touring frameset
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Raleigh Royal 531ST 57 ct 56tt .Touring bike comes with super rare and exotic French Maxi Car hubs rear is virtually new. Indestructible bearings. Wolber rims , screw on freewheel 7 speed brooks b17 saddle, stronglight triple chainset, new rings, Sachs gears, shimano cantis , nitto technomic stem, rear rack mudguards front slight split at base.dent on top tube, no loss of paint.ready Condition mechanically is very good, cosmetically a bit scuffed.Paint is in good shape. Looking for £350. Collect SE6 or may be able to deliver.