Re: Dunlop Stainless rim query; Was:Re: [CR]Concave Query

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Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 22:42:40 -0500
To: Cino1947@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Harvey M Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Dunlop Stainless rim query; Was:Re: [CR]Concave Query
In-Reply-To: <26.f7e8c86.27879b69@aol.com>


At 04:49 PM 1/5/2001 -0500, Cino1947@aol.com wrote:
>Speaking of rim and tire compatibility, I have a chance to purchase a pair of
>Dunlop stainless rims, 32 front, 40 rear. These are not listed in my old
>Sutherlands.
> Will I have a problem with getting modern tires to fit these? Will I have a
>problem building these with a 130 mm rear axle?
>Thanks,
>Josh Berger Josh's note highlights a real dilemna. These rims are exactly right for some of the bikes I loved when younger, such as (if I remember correctly) the lower Raleighs of the early 60s. But I have a sense that good Dunlop rims have gotten rare enough that I'd only want to build them for wheels that really were period-correct, for a real restoration. It's funny, but my protective feelings don't come from a sence of $$ "value" in the market, but from a sense that they have a "high calling" for a real restoration.

just my 2c

harvey sachs mclean va (inside the Beltway, but not part of THAT problem)