Rare Araya rim?
07-08-20, 07:55 AM
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07-08-20, 08:00 AM
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The subject rims are Araya 5H. The 'w/o HP' stands for 'wired-on, High Pressure'. Araya (and other Japanese rim companies, including Kaga and Ukai) called the sidewall impressions a roulette pattern, as they resembled the ball pockets of the wheel used in the gambling game called roulette. Roulette translates to 'little wheel', so the Japanese terminology is, in some ways, more appropriate than the more common 'serrations". The impressions are in the shape of triangles to resemble the stylized 'A' used in the Araya logo. The pattern also looks like an interlocked series of six spoked, though hexagonal, wheels.
Araya's roulette pattern was originally introduced on the wider (1-1/2") 5R rims, with the R designating roulette style sidewalls. They date back to at least 1960. The 5H was a narrower (1-1/4") version, originally offered with smooth sidewalls, with the roulette option being introduced during the 1970s bicycle boom, though the subject samples appear to be early 1980s based on the bicycle's crankset. They are fairly rare but, as noted, not valuable.
Araya's roulette pattern was originally introduced on the wider (1-1/2") 5R rims, with the R designating roulette style sidewalls. They date back to at least 1960. The 5H was a narrower (1-1/4") version, originally offered with smooth sidewalls, with the roulette option being introduced during the 1970s bicycle boom, though the subject samples appear to be early 1980s based on the bicycle's crankset. They are fairly rare but, as noted, not valuable.
07-16-20, 05:48 PM
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Completed the conversion to SS with Koolstops too
Turned out stealthy!
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07-16-20, 06:04 PM
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07-16-20, 08:31 PM
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I think we should test this bike with rare Araya rims to find out once and all if old Japanese bikes are really bulletproof.
09-23-20, 11:36 PM
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I have the Weinmann 210's on a bike I've had since the 70's that I recently refurbished. When I 'upgraded' to them in the 70's I didn't know enough about bikes to care, I just knew they were better than the ones that came on the bike. They're still in great shape. I have Mafac Racer brakes with new Kool Stop pads. Mafacs squeak. They always squeaked. But in my experience they only squeaked after I cleaned the rims. The texture collects the crumbs that rub off of the pads and fills the texture and they don't squeak all the time and don't squeak as much. They stop just fine. I'm looking for a pair of the 210's-27x 1 1/4 if anyone out there has any
