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1952 shape FB low-flange hubs but engraved with Campagnolo, not FB. Memory is a bit hazy on this but there were some distinct differences in the shape of the barrels and caps which gave away the year
That’s exactly the kind of obscure difference I like to know about.
Especially as my frame is 1952, there were a lot of changes those few years in the early 50s.
I knew FB made the early Gran Sport hubs, I’ve just done a bit of reading
https://www.flying-scot.com/miscellaneous/bicycle/components/pages/fb_hubs.htmlThis suggests FB made all the hubs for Campag until ‘58 when they started the one piece Record hubs.
I’m guessing that Gnutti and Airlite and all the other 3 piece hubs were influenced by/ripped off from FB if not actually made by them.I’d like the low flange Gnutti with QRs - cool logo and the typography on the levers is great.
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I had some early Campagnolo branded FB hubs with QR. These were a bit of an oddball because they were ~1952 shape FB low-flange hubs but engraved with Campagnolo, not FB. Memory is a bit hazy on this but there were some distinct differences in the shape of the barrels and caps which gave away the year and whether it had been made by FB or Campagnolo. They were drilled 32/40 so (as I understand it) they were from the British market, not the continent. I didn’t have the skewers unfortunately; they’re mega rare but I would have liked to have seen them.