Hub shiners

[Daddybus]

These came with my bike, I had to ask what they were, I'd never seen any before...

 

[TissoT]

They go round the hubs ... Or they did 30 years ago
Blimey these are a blast from the past

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Those look fairly modern. I'm sure old ones were some sort of felt material, or might even have been a soft leather.

GC

 

[sight-pin]

The old ones was once made of leather if i'm not mistaken

 

[Daddybus]

They are just like old bottle brushes plastic bristles on twisted wire...I thought they were brown when I got the bike! ('85 Marlboro monarch) I put them in a dish of washing powder & they came up a treat...anyone else have them?

 

[biggs682]

The old ones was once made of leather if i'm not mistaken

i bought and use thin leather wrist bands

 

[Tony Raynor]

I've got leather ones on my sun hawkwind

 

[Fab Foodie]

They go round the hubs ... Or they did 30 years ago
Blimey these are a blast from the past

Much like the wire and rubber confections called 'Flint Catchers' ....
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/flint-catchers-comp.html

 

[Poacher]

Never used them myself. Since they never seemed to be mentioned as for sale in Bike Riders' Aids (another blast from the past!), I suspect they were often the remains of leather toe straps which had worn or snapped and were now too iffy/short for their original purpose. The buckle would provide sufficient weight to stop them revolving at the same speed as the hub.

 

[PeteXXX]

My dad had those on his bike in the 60's. Leather though, not multi coloured swap shop thingies!

 

[Milkfloat]

My dad put pipe cleaners on my hubs when I was a lad - I might have to tie some strings on the kid's hubs to keep the tradition going.

 

[jiberjaber]

Old bit of rope on my bike hubs as a kid, saw some vintage bikes with leather ones on a recent ride which looked nice.

 

[fossyant]

Too much friction. They make you slow and old in an instant.

 

[biggs682]

i bought and use thin leather wrist bands

This is what I use got them from a stall at Camden Market £7.50 for 4 after some bartering.