Actually, I was planning to use these for a stainless frame I was having built. I didn't realize the rarity of these rims. I may reconsider and save them for an authentic use. Meantime, I'm looking for other stainless rims. My Sutherland's lists models by Alesa and Weinmann, but they are probably old production and I doubt they'll be easy to find. Josh Berger In a message dated 1/5/01 10:40:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, sachs@erols.com writes:
<< 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)
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