garth libre wrote:
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> I have a set of these on my mid eighties Raleigh, however I have not been convinced that they would be the best choice for a high end period correct clincher rim. I have seen tables that indicate that the MA40 was by no means the lightest clincher of its time. I will say that they seem lively and look nice ( mine are anodized gray-black). Why would you seek these out, Tony? What was the history of the MA40, and for how many years was it made? Who sells NOS? ( Lastly, how do they compare...
My recollection: They were the high-zoot rim when they were introduced in the early 1980s. The first ones I saw were a set of wheels fresh back from the women's TdF (Tour de Femine or something like that, US woman won the first one, Martin?).
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California