Steve Freides wrote:
>
> In my reading accounts of wood-rim-era Tours de France, I don't recall
> ever hearing about a problem with a wooden rim. Did the recorders of
> history just leave out these facts, or did the rims at least last a day
> under the legs of a TdF champion?
> When did metal rims first take hold in races like the TdF?
Mavic had aluminum rims in the TdF in the early 1930s (1931 or 1932
TdF?).
> I've really got a hankering to do this, but I don't want to kill myself
> while out on a my favorite local club ride, either. What I'd *love* to
> do is some light touring on a set of wooden rims.
No offense, but this sounds kind of perverse to me. Do you really mean touring, and not just occasional riding???
Chuck Schmidt