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>At 11:46 AM 1/25/01 -0800, you wrote:
>>Beech does seem to be the wood of choice for rim making. However, the
>>Cellini (not Cinelli) from the early/mid '80s, did come with proprietary
>>mahogany rims. Cellini's were fully built show bikes, out of Columbus KL
>>tubing. One model was an entirely gold plated frame, sporting a panto'd SR
>>gruppo, and a specially laced VIP set. The other model was a flat black
>>painted frame with gold lugs, sporting a PAINTED flat black SR panto'd
gruppo
>>w/gold plated hardware, and the same VIP set. The black one was more
>>expensive, but the black paint on the components was a bad idea (almost all
>>have flaking paint). Personally, I think the all gold model was much more
>>striking anyway. Both models came with the mahogany built wheels.
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>>Marc Boral
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Thanks Marc. I had once heard something else about mahogany rims but
couldn't confirm it. The few wood rims I've seen have been beech, but I
haven't seen that many. Then the questions become, Which species of
mahogany? So many to choose from. A "true" mahogany, or one of the many
"mahogany subsititutes" that just get called mahogany in the marketplace?
And from where? Sorry, I can't stop myself. Rust and curiousity never
sleep. If somebody has a broken one of these, or ever breaks one, please
send me a piece of it.
Larry "Not yet aka Mr. Mahogany for items other than furniture and aircraft/boat components" Osborn