Are classic parts reliable enough for regular use?

https://www.lfgss.com/thread41551.html#post1337328

Not me Guv, never used 'em.

That explains why I couldn't find the post then :-)
fuck my shitty memory

Here's a picture of a normally laced rear hub. It was one month old.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/record-track.html
I believe RPM can show you more evidence.

You might be interested to read 11.4's research here
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?144795-campy-sheriff-star-hubs
or Matchsprint's research here:
http://www.fixedgearfever.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&printertopic=1&t=6126&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&vote=viewresult&popup=1

It's laced the wrong way, the pulling spoke should be on the outside. That creates a stronger/stiffer wheel.

Show me a Sheriff Star road hub that's failed, it may be down to the reverse torque that is caused when skidding/kicking back.

I believe that hub belonged to adoubletap or dmczone, fairly certain is was one of those two gentlemen. Pm them for details.
My tuppence worth, they are bike parts, everything fails eventually if your on here looking for reassurance then maybe you need to sell them on and buy something new, which you can get guarantees and warranties on.
Ride it, enjoy it, break it, mourn it, buy something else to replace it, ride that instead....

Here's a picture of a normally laced rear hub. It was one month old.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/record-track.html
I believe RPM can show you more evidence.

You might be interested to read 11.4's research here
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?144795-campy-sheriff-star-hubs
or Matchsprint's research here:
http://www.fixedgearfever.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&printertopic=1&t=6126&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&vote=viewresult&popup=1

^what he said^

The thing people forget about a lot of really lightweight stuff is it was never designed to last a long time.

Ride it. Enjoy it. Break it. There's nothing more depressing than a garage queen. After you've built it, where's the fun in owning that?

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Helpful thread - apologies for a slight hijack, but having just become the owner of the above, I was intending to convert this to fgss so as to reduce daily wear & tear and change the wheels to some deep v's/phils on clinchers (mainly because the above has tubs) and not sure how robust those GP4's would be. An alternative would be to rebuild the wheels with open pros and run it geared, using it pretty much as it stands....any additional thoughts?

GP4s are very tough - a step down from SSC rims (which were the most heavy duty of Mavics rims, used in the Paris-Roubaix and similar races), but still very tough; I wouldn't have any worries regarding the rims strength. I'd stick with the tubs and run it geared.

GP4s are very tough - a step down from SSC rims (which were the most heavy duty of Mavics rims, used in the Paris-Roubaix and similar races), but still very tough; I wouldn't have any worries regarding the rims strength. I'd stick with the tubs and run it geared.

Rims are tough, but seems a a bit of metal fatigue has set in, as have already broken a spoke. I was looking to build a geared wheelset, but seems the rear width requires a screw on cassette - so have been told there are limited options. More tempted to run this fixed, with some silver Phils & Grey open pros that will match the GP4's

You can go up to 7 speed with screw-ons. freewheel blocks turn up on the bay every so often,