Personally, I think availability seems to be the reason we don't see these any more, which could also be related to demand. Although those who have experienced their failures, should have a bit more to say about why they are no longer used.
I have a set of the Cerchio Ghisallo rims laced onto a set of Dura Ace 10 track hubs (not yet ridden), which are awaiting the day I have a workshop again. I've had plans to build a custom track frame and outfit it with the full Dura Ace group, but I don't have plans to ride it much more than short rides, and no competition. Almost seems a shame, all that great equipment being used for show and not for go.
"Bicycle Mark" Perkins Visalia, CA
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:08:16 -0500 Harvey M Sachs <sachs@erols.com>
writes:
> At 08:32 1/25/2001 -0500, Steve Freides wrote:
> >Is anyone out there actually regularly riding wooden rims, or would
> >anyone care to offer a reason *why* no one is doing so?
> >
> >-S-
>
> To me, this should be resolved into finer-scale questions for which
> I'd
> also love answers:
>
> 1) do wood rims withstand caliper brakes? What friction material
> was used
> - leather or rubber?
>
> 2) "wood" rims can be taken as meaning "All-Wood," which look like
> old-fashioned tennis rackets, usually with laminated construction.
> Just
> beautiful. For the era I like best (60s) there are also wood-filled
> sew-up
> rims with Aluminum exteriors. I have a pair of Weinmann track rims
> built
> this way.
>
> Harvey Sachs
>
>
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