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Originally Posted by
cudak888
Why? We don't even know what they are, and from what I can make out from the photos, they aren't tubulars, nor are they steel. That already counts as two significant points in favor of the original rims, provided they are not damaged.
I'll empathetically contest that this machine does not deserve to be disgraced by yet another pair of Mavic Open Pros, stuffed on a C&V machine merely for the sake of doing so.
-Kurt
I'll second most of that but did I read that right? Why do you think that not being tubulars makes them more likely to be original Kurt? Just guessing I would expect some kind of Nisi or Fiamme tubular to be original.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista