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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
Though still off topic, this thread got me to thinking. I just went and weighed three front wheels, very nearly identical except for the rims/tires mentioned...
Wheel #1: 27" Fiamme alloy rim, 27" x 1 1/8" clincher tires, Campy high flange hub = 3lb 11oz
Wheel #2: 700c tubular with Fiamme rims, Giro Continental tires, Campy high flange hub = 2lb 8oz
Wheel #3: 700c clincher rim with 700 x 23 tire = 3lb 3oz
Difference, for the Tour du Canada, = 1 lb 3oz per wheel which would add up to 2 lb 6oz, but keep in mind, as JM said, those Weinmann rims were heavy units, perhaps adding the additional 3 oz.
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