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druptight
12-14-2013, 08:48 AM
So I picked these up and am curious if anyone has any idea what the hubset on these wheels is? Let me know if you need any additional shots to help identify them.

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb465/druptight/2013-12-14093715.jpg (http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/druptight/media/2013-12-14093715.jpg.html)

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jet sanchez
12-14-2013, 09:03 AM
The frame is a Colnago Super, early '80s would be my guess. Does the fork have a Colnago pantographed crown? The Gladinez sticker looks like it might have been from a shop, is it on top of the clearcoat?

The hubs remind me of Bontragers but I don't know for sure.

I saw this on CL, you got a nice score there, congrats.

VA-Scooter
12-14-2013, 09:15 AM
I believe Gladinez Sport is a sports store in Belgium.

Mikej
12-14-2013, 09:53 AM
Almost look like aerospoke but not quite

rwsaunders
12-14-2013, 11:00 AM
Older Roval?

retrofit
12-14-2013, 11:24 AM
Rolf Prima hubs?

druptight
12-14-2013, 11:38 AM
Don't rolf wheels always have those weird lacing patterns? These are 28 front, 24 rear. I still can't seem to find anything on line that looks like these. They've got oval cutouts on the sides of the front and the NDS of the rear and they're laced to velocity arrowhead PURPLE rims.

I removed the cassette and the freehub body looks to be aluminum, as it has some teeth marks in it from the cassette.

I see no markings on them anywhere that might indicate the make though.

American classic makes some high flange stuff, but this doesn't look like any of their current offerings.

thirdgenbird
12-14-2013, 11:42 AM
It is bothering me because I'm pretty sure I've seen them before. Are they an old velocity house brand hub?

druptight
12-16-2013, 08:31 AM
Bump for fresh weekday eyes on the hubs? Still curious if anyone can identify them. The closest thing I can seem to find looks wise is American Classics, but this isn't one of their current offerings.

weiwentg
12-16-2013, 08:44 AM
I'm going to guess Novatec or some other Taiwanese brand. I vaguely remember seeing some off-branded hubs with weird spoke placement like this some time ago.

FlashUNC
12-16-2013, 08:45 AM
Early Neuvation?

wheelio
12-16-2013, 09:46 AM
Looks like some older American Classics. Early 90s?

keevon
12-16-2013, 12:41 PM
Stella Azzurra has/had similar hubs on their wheels:
http://www.stellaazzurra.com/index.php?section=products&category=WHEELS%20ROAD&product-name=cb-501

I'd bet money that the hubs are actually Novatec / Joytech / Formula / some other Taiwanese mfr. I thought Xero wheelsets had these hubs, but I can't find anything at the moment.

druptight
12-16-2013, 01:20 PM
Stella Azzurra has/had similar hubs on their wheels:
http://www.stellaazzurra.com/index.php?section=products&category=WHEELS%20ROAD&product-name=cb-501

I'd bet money that the hubs are actually Novatec / Joytech / Formula / some other Taiwanese mfr. I thought Xero wheelsets had these hubs, but I can't find anything at the moment.

Nice find! I used their "contact" information from their site to inquire what hubs they are. There does not seem to be much information out there about anything Stella Azzurra related.

tv_vt
12-16-2013, 03:00 PM
Not AC, not Bontrager. Rims are Vueltas, yes? Could wheelset just be a Vuelta pre-built with some sort of no-name hub wheel makers could spec?

oliver1850
12-16-2013, 08:04 PM
Look similar to Ritchey WCS, but the hole in the large flange is a slightly different shape.

druptight
12-16-2013, 10:08 PM
Not AC, not Bontrager. Rims are Vueltas, yes? Could wheelset just be a Vuelta pre-built with some sort of no-name hub wheel makers could spec?

Nah, rims are Velocity Aerohead in purple. They have to be custom built.