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You know, bitd at our bike shop which was down the street from Hank&Fank, if you wanted a set of these hubs, you would of had to pay for them, then wait 6 months till you got them. They were hand made and really believe they were made to order......JFYI

Yea, ask Brett. He would be the perfect example of someone who had a few too many beers and would actually destroy an MXR bearing to see exactly whats inside that makes these bearings so special.....lol the wheel will actually spin back and forth till the valve stem is at the very bottom when on a bike stand. Thats how much resistance there is in these hubs.....

I must point out, they were originally made for a small rider whose dad made them so his kid would have an advantage over the other young riders.....

Marcos, I believe your a skateboarder. Its kinda like comparing a ceramic type bearing as compared to an old nmb I belive they were called bearing from the 80's. Ceramic just have no resistance whatsoever, where as a sealed bearing with a rubber seal such as Phil for example will always have drag. I cant explain it, but if you take an MXR hub, and spin it in your hand, it will go for days. A phil, sonlite, sst, or bullsesye will not do that. The closest I can say would be campy stuff..... There are no rubber seals and the bearings are super light weight. Like I said, I wanna say their like Powell ceramic bearings with no seals and spinning resistance. G

Jon, Just never found any time to remove the freewheel since I picked them up from greyboy. Always had it in the back of my head to get it done as I wasnt sure if it was frozen onto the hub or cross threaded. Had to be sure to have piece of mind. I have several sets of these as they are my all time favorite hubs. They use a cartridge type bearing like many high end road bikes today unlike sealed bearings. You can imagine how far ahead they were in their time. No drag whatsoever. You would have to spin a set in your hand to know what Im talking about. Had just about every other set of hubs out there and their like no other. High flange, one piece, lightweight aluminum, stealthy looking and cartridge bearings. Hope all is well with ya bud, talk later......G

Bob Medrano has a few of them all with original finishes and parts. The company was right down the street from where we grew up. Im gonna have to try and snap a few pics of them when I see him......

Wow! Dave Scott, grew up with him and his brother Allan. They both lived in Pleasant Hill and grew up to be good motorcycle racers. Alan was Pro in the 250 class and had stints racing his 250 class during the MotoGP races at Laguna Seca in the 90's. Of course Panda was a local company out of Concord , Ca. which is right off Monument Blvd. Same cats who grew with Bob Medrano and the likes out of poets corner. I still see Alan around every now and then, gonna have to show him this video of his bro next time I see him. Thanks for the flashback......

+1 Would never sacrifice safety for era correct. White Industries is all I use today and therefore will never have an era correct bike...... But Im good!

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Not a myth Pat...... Double knurl......

Heres a shot of a set with the patent on the rim. I will have to find time to take a pic of some with the patent on the spoke area.....