This matching front and rear set features MAXI-CAR’s distinctive drilled large flanges, polished alloy bodies, red bearing shields, and renowned annular-bearing construction. Its graceful design represents the golden age of French randonneur and constructeur bicycles—an era when durability, serviceability, and mechanical beauty were inseparable.
Specifications
Brand: MAXI-CAR
Product: Front and rear hub set
Condition: New Old Stock / Unused
Country of manufacture: France
Front spacing: 100mm
Rear spacing: 126mm
Spoke holes: 36H front / 36H rear
Flange type: Drilled large flange
Rear hub type: Threaded freewheel hub
Freewheel thread: BSC / English thread
Approximate thread specification: 1.370" × 24 TPI
Bearing system: Adjustable annular sealed-bearing construction
Finish: Polished silver
Intended use: Vintage road, randonneur, touring, and sportif bicycles
Original box: Included
Special Features
MAXI-CAR hubs are celebrated for their exceptionally durable annular-bearing system. Unlike conventional loose-ball cup-and-cone hubs, this design uses a high-quality sealed bearing arrangement that remains adjustable and serviceable.
The distinctive keyhole-shaped spoke openings were designed to make spoke replacement easier, particularly on the rear drive side, without necessarily removing the threaded freewheel. This thoughtful feature reflects MAXI-CAR’s close connection with long-distance touring and randonneur bicycles.
The drilled large flanges reduce weight while retaining the classic appearance and spoke-supporting geometry associated with traditional high-flange hubs. The polished silver bodies and red bearing shields give this set an unmistakable French vintage character.
Compatibility
The rear hub is designed for a traditional screw-on threaded freewheel. It is not a modern cassette freehub.
The 126mm rear spacing is suitable for many vintage road and touring frames originally designed for 5-speed or certain 6-speed freewheels. Please confirm compatibility with your frame and freewheel before purchase.
Condition
This is an unused New Old Stock hub set supplied in its original box.
The hubs remain in exceptionally beautiful condition for their age. Minor storage-related marks may be present, including light scratches, small scuffs, and faint surface dirt from many years of storage. These are cosmetic only and are consistent with a genuine vintage unused item.
The original box shows visible age-related wear, damage, staining, and soiling from long-term storage. Please note that the box is not in mint condition.
Although unused, this is a vintage mechanical component that has been stored for an extended period. Inspection and fresh lubrication before installation are recommended.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description.
A remarkable opportunity to acquire a matching, boxed, unused MAXI-CAR large-flange hub set. More than a bicycle component, it is a beautifully preserved piece of French cycling history—made in an age when even the smallest mechanism was expected to endure for decades.