Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Campagnolo shamal?

So I've seen a couple of fixed bikes on the street with campy shamal wheels/ wheelset... (90's version; purple & black logos on raw polished aluminium)

Just would like to know some more about them from perhaps people who have ridden/ do own a set... more specifically the ride quality of them.

Atlanta 1996

theyre heavy.

theyre heavy.

But have been proven to be more aerodynamic than the much-deeper Zipp 404

http://www.btt.com.ar/foto/o/11/89/1189439528_campagnolo_shamal_r26.JPG
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/tech/probikes/schleck_cervelo07/5_fork_and_zipp_wheels.jpg

They are ridiculously hard to find.

They are ridiculously hard to find.

and expensive if you do find them

They are ridiculously hard to find.

Good point. Which makes the track equivalent much more harder.... is it possible that people re laced a shamal rim to a track hub?

Good point. Which makes the track equivalent much more harder.... is it possible that people re laced a shamal rim to a track hub?

I would not be surprised

I heart these rims so much. I wish you could get aluminum rims that deep nowadays.

i have the gipiemme copy. these guys thought of bubbled out rims way ahead of the curve.

i have the gipiemme copy. these guys thought of bubbled out rims way ahead of the curve.

A teammate of mine races the Gipiemme copy as well (tubular version). It's pretty solid and fast, too.

i have the gipiemme copy. these guys thought of bubbled out rims way ahead of the curve.


The 716?

The 716?

Yup

"Tecno 716" There are a couple of different label styles:
http://img.2ememain.be/f/normal/37093805-gipiemme-tecno-716-pro-koerswielen.jpg

Good point. Which makes the track equivalent much more harder.... is it possible that people re laced a shamal rim to a track hub?

Yes you can, but you will need a hub with a low spoke whole that is most likely custom ala PW. Can be done, just gets expensive quickly

Yes you can, but you will need a hub with a low spoke whole that is most likely custom ala PW. Can be done, just gets expensive quickly

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/reciprocity/SNV30002edit.jpg

14 front, 16 rear. Custom phil wood hubs. Single fixed rear. Slotted. Low profile. 2002 shamal rims. Rims were approximately $500 MSRP. NOS. Heavy as **** - 690g/rim. These were the latest version of the rims before the shamal ultras recently (which look nothing alike).

The silver versions were 12 spoke even. Again, those rims nos are floating around (have a pair in the shop). They were a stock campy 8 speed road wheelset type rims.

P.S The rims MUST be laced in their original fashion, meaning radial front and radial left/1x rear. The rims are drilled specifically for this. That means that realistically either the original hubs or beefy hubs designed for radial lacing can be used.

thats a waste.

Wait so the shamal 12 spoke version was road only?

thats a waste.

shutup

you must shop in yorkville with that kind of dough.

I heart these rims so much. I wish you could get aluminum rims that deep nowadays.

With that bubbled aero profile... or just that deep?

www.hplusson.com (http://www.hplusson.com)
Lighter than the velocity wheels, and come polished too... though low spoke count isn't offered right now (24, 28, 32, 36). 615gram average.


Also, regaurding relacing.... can't you just use a higher hole count hub and skip holes? Assuming radial is ok with the hubs.
14 hole rim to 28hole hub?
16 hole rim to 32hole hub?

Yup

"Tecno 716" There are a couple of different label styles:
http://img.2ememain.be/f/normal/37093805-gipiemme-tecno-716-pro-koerswielen.jpg

Alright I think I'll give these a try; where can I order these in the states?

Call 1-800-20yearsago

Ebay maybe

Call 1-800-20yearsago

Ebay maybe

Pretty much. These are hard to find, too.

thats a waste.

Same thing I thought. Shamals on a Capo ??? But, then again as far as ff/ss is concerned these are the days of wack Bikes Direct and if its Campagnolo put it on a sub $300 bike. "i know I'm faster now that I have theses Campy chainring bolts."

Pretty much. These are hard to find, too.

I'd be better off finding the shamal then... :p

O well at least I get plenty of computer time at work :D

Haha I like your new sig.

Gipiemme still exists, but they have poor distribution in the USA.
http://www.gipiemme.com/JJ_SITE/JJ_MAIN/JJ_ShopCase.asp

Nemesis outdoor is the UK importer, and there is a German importer too. A bunch of guys on the Weight Weenies forums got together a while back to order some of the rims.

I also strongly suspect that the Dodici rims are actually the Gipiemme rims, or at least are made by the same people (maybe DRC Cerchi). The Dodici rims would be easier to get.

OMG OMG OMG.

I'd like it more if it were a wheelset though...

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/1863301601.html

I believe I read somewhere that gipiemme made the rims. Just that they had to make their own brand's rim slightly smaller to make campy's in short "campy" Just a heads up.

and i believe dodici rims are pretty much the closest thing you can get. They even offer 16 hole count rims

i can pick a shamal rim up for 50 and a 36h atlanta wheel for 70. just have to replace a spoke on the atlanta. problem: the atlanta is a front an would not build the shamal as rear since its 16h. might pick both up and relace the atlanta as a rear. mhmm the possibility.

just buy a pair of dodici rims.

My teammate is selling her Gipiemme Tecno 716 Pro front wheel. The hub is Ritchey and the tire is a new Continental Sprinter. No skewer. $200 + shipping. I'm selling it for her.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=164122&d=1281473973

I heart these rims so much. I wish you could get aluminum rims that deep nowadays.

you can