<------------------ SOLD ------------------> MAVIC 500 RD quick release front hub - 2nd edition - 1982 to 1990 (NOS)

MAVIC 500 RD front hub - quick release / small flange design - forged 2014 aluminum alloy body without anodized finish - 2030 aluminum alloy axles - post 1981 with channel inset "MAVIC" logo along the centerline of the hub barrel - pre 1991 without White on Black "MAVIC" logo with model designation band on non-drive side of the hub body - annular sealed bearings - 36h front hub (100 mm spacing) - model 500 RD ... [NOS with minor cosmetic issues - if you inspect this component carefully, you will find a tiny marking along the top of the non-drive side flange as well as another at the extremity of the drive side housing near where the end cap is fitted (...I just KNOW that some smart-aleck is going to say, “this is a front hub, so there is no ‘drive’ versus ‘non-drive’ side”, to which I would reply “au contraire” as the MAVIC logo along the barrel of the hub should properly be oriented so that it is readable from the riding position in concert with any rear hub for which this same perspective is mandated by virtue of its design where the freewheel threads need face right) - in both instances, these minor flaws will be all but impossible to discern once this hub is built up, and in no way will their presence affect performance - MAVIC 500 RD hubs were introduced in late 1978 for the 1979 model year, updated in 1982 to the version you see here, and thereafter produced in an unaltered state through 1991 - with respect to MAVIC front hub offerings, the model 500 RD differed from the 550 RD version which debuted in the year 1982 only in that it had a natural alloy finish which could be polished to near mirror shine whereas the 550 RD had a protective anodized surface treatment on its housing and a similarly anodized axle]