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Old 11-18-13 | 08:16 PM
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Bandera
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From: TX Hill Country
Originally Posted by jonwvara
Any wheelbuilding veterans out there have any thoughts on this?
The old school concave Weinmann rims were the most bomb proof of their day in a narrow width, but not light.
This was when 700C clincher rims were a new thing to build a set of tubular size training wheels.
After denting the butter soft Rigidas "back when" I built up a set of W's and never looked back.
Don't recall eyelets Y/N, didn't matter.
Good luck finding NOS, they were fine kit.

edit: Morning coffee revives memory, eyelets Y, definitely.


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