Re-chroming hubs

fairplay

WTF, not even the right hubs.

So you have to do some re-dishing and respacing too...

and shortening the axle.

The hubs themselves are from a 1958 Viking road bike (the hub is fixed / free cassette), but which has another contemporary wheelset on it at the moment (and needs some chrome restoring done too, but that can wait).

I wouldn't know which the right hubs are, as I picked the frame up with no components.

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grubb you say? Try scanning through this lot for a clue as to possible hub specification > http://www.cyclemuseum.org.uk/ncl/pics/Grubb,%20F%20additional%20material%20(V-CC%20Library).pdf

FFS, save you the time, look above.

I think gerald's advice was good: go campag. I note that Holdsworth sold Claud Butlers (and presumably their marque bikes too) complete around 1960 with English parts on the cheaper models, and Campag on the higher-priced 'record' versions.

Going continental on hubs will give you a lot more options if you want 27" or Sprint rims, since they'll be 36h front and rear.

Just 'cos its an english bike doesn't mean that the parts have to be english to be 'right', particularly in the latter 50s onwards as the english parts weren't seen as good as Campag, so if the frame is really fancy, say chromed and stuff, chances are it would have had Italian stuff on it originally. Gnutti stuff might be worth looking into as well.

track bike would generally of had fix/fix airlite hubs, maybe hardens,to fiamme/dunlop/weinmann rims. definitely not cassette and fix

road bikes again airlite's with same, but there was shift in 60's to mainly campag. some had fix/cassette.

I think 40/32 is a world of pain!

but was the norm.

Also 28/28 track Airlites exist. Might be easier to get hold of tubs in that pattern than in 40/32.

Have fun with that. You sure they did funny spoking in the 50s though? ;)