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)