Zombie threads make the forum world an interesting place. And it keeps some of us on our toes.

Agreed. I'm a big fan of the zombie thread.

I read through the thread, not realizing it was old. As I was reading, I collected my thoughts on what I would write. And I see I did write in here. It's weird to read stuff I wrote and don't remember.

It's true that the Rigida rims of the late 70's and early 80's were soft. But if you kept your tires inflated, they would do well. I liked Super Champion better, and I liked Mavic even better than that, but the Rigida was my third-favorite, well above the Italian and Japanese brands. Rigida rims were not heavy.

Remember back in the old days of forums, when the grumpy old-timers (who'd been there like a WHOLE YEAR) would swat down young pups by saying "do a search."

Yeah, bumping an old thread with good information is a good thing- IMO.

Starting a new thread is fine as well.

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Zombie thread?
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I'm glad this thread was brought back up. (regurgitated?) Somehow I managed to acquire 3 bikes in the last few months with all having Rigida rims. Some Normandy hubs and a couple of Atoms. I bought a Sun CR-18 replacement wheelset for one of them and then changed my mind and decided to rebuild the Rigidas. It's my first wheel rebuild and I thought it best to keep it simple (same spoke lengths, hubs etc.) I got lucky and the hubs were in great shape. Hmmmm... Me thinks I could bodge together a truing stand using my magnetic indoor trainer.

The Rigidas might be lighter. The CR18 is a very good rim, but it is a bit heavy.

I'm not sure if you know, but the Normandy and the Atom were the same hub with different size flanges.

Well that explains why the rear low flange were Atom and the front high flange are Normandy. Cool. I'm not to worried about weight. I just came back from a ride on my Raleigh Sports. Now that sucker is heavy.

"Zombie threads make the forum world an interesting place. And it keeps some of us on our toes."
"Agreed. I'm a big fan of the zombie thread."

Clarifying - a "Zombie Thread" is an old/dead thread revived, and is unrelated to the topic e.g. "vintage technology" does not a Z-T make?

The Zombie still lives, today I acquired a Rigida whlset for $40.(I love steel wheels) The spokes are offset, not on
the center line, they seem to be very strong & dead true, normandy hubs. They have checking on the brake surfaces
to cool the rim,(no heat popped tubes as with alloy rims). They came with an unusual 5 spd freewheel. 34/15. I can
only guess that it was meant for heavy touring, or just perhaps, an alpine stage of a race. They're heavy, which for
me is a +. They're going on an old Centurion Le Mans frame I found by the road side that had been stripped of
everything save the fork,('83?). They may not make the top of everyone's list but I'm thrilled. I put on new cones
& bearings from a mint Univega I converted to 700c. These 40 yr old wheels roll like they were made yesterday.

If you think this thread was old when you asked, the answer is 298 mm.( with wide flange Normandy hubs)

You can't get anything for Rigida rims. Vintage Mavic rims, or certain vintage Campagnolo wheel sets in the 8-speed era, but not Rigida.

I built a set of wheels with Rigida rims in 1980 that carried me across the US, down the Pacific Coast, and around Europe a couple of times. I still have them on an around town bike. The nickle plated spokes rusted, and the rear rim looks as if it is getting thin from braking. I think I got my money's worth.