A Muzi <
[email protected]> writes:
>Donald Gillies wrote:
>> I'm pretty certain that campy made only 1 type of cone from 1950 until
>> 1990, the "campagnolo" cone. There are many sources for these online
>> including wwcyclery on ebay.
>>
>> Anotheer solution is to get a complete campy-compatible axle set from
>> www.biketoolsetc.com, about $8-$10. Your threads will go from 26tpi to
>> M10 but you won't care because the axle set contains axle & cones &
>> locknuts & everything.
>The Record hub and related parts are quite consistent but as I and
>others have noted the New Type (Nuovo Tipo) and Gran Sport/Athena/etc
>fronts use a 3/16" bearing and have pressed (not forged cups) at the
>smaller diameter. Record parts would be destructive inside his system.
Although I don't have the parts in front of me, I believe it's quite
possible that this may still work.
We are talking about finding bearings that will mesh with the surfaces
of two toroidal strips. Because the two toroidal strips have a much
larger cross-section than the bearing diameter involved, it is quite
possible that - as long as the record cones will fit inside the nuovo
tipo cups - that a set of bearings, i.e. 9 x 3/16" or 9 x 7/32 or 10 x
7/32 will seat themselves on each part-toroid, and work properly.
The bearings might ride a little higher or a little lower on one or
both toroids, but they would still rotate and keep the cones and cups
from touching each other.
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA