Originally Posted by
Wogsterca
Generally they are safe, tire wise, you need to be careful about two issues though.
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As long as you keep these two things in mind, they are quite safe. It's period correct, but your far better off to look for period correct looking modern rims.
Everything Wogsterca said... unless, on the last point, you need 32/40 rims. Then the only way to go for high tyre pressures is tubular.