David Benson wrote:
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>Though its hard to see from the photos, the rims seem to be the
>narrower version of the Red label, which I presume was intended for
>track use.
I was not aware of the existence of these. From the photo they
appeared to me to be the classic road model, but it isn't clear from
the photo.
>The last time I weighed a standard width Red Label, it was about
>330grams, certainly not "heavy duty".
I guess. Back in the day, lots of folks I knew used red labels on the rear, yellow on the front. I had my Sheldon Brown set up with a yellow on the rear and some sort of super-light Nisi track rim on the front. With Criterium Setas (which I could then buy for $11 each!) it was a sweet ride!
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