Originally Posted by
IAmSam
Do you know anything about modern day Gipiemme rims?
They state are still manufactured in Italy, which attracts me to help finish my long desired full-blooded Italian bike. I recently ran across some pretty inexpensive pista wheelsets built around them, which appeals to my wallet.
But it seems almost too good to be true?
I was looking into these heavily before, since they are Italian (also doing a full Italian build), but opted against them because of weight. Back in the day they were the poor man's Campagnolo, but today they are kind of obscure. Their Pista wheels don't look too bad, but they're a bit on the boat anchor side, I'd imagine the hubs don't help in that regard, high flange no window cut outs.
That said I haven't heard anything bad about them, they seem like a solid set of wheels. They'd probably do fine on a track with flying laps and endurance events, and for the road they carry some panache for being Italian with a racing history. Just be aware that if you use brakes the black will definitely rub off and possibly mar up the Italian flag colored logo.