RE: [CR]Mavic SSC Rims

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme:2002)

From: "Richard Rose" <rmrose@toast.net>
To: "'Richard M Sachs'" <richardsachs@juno.com>, <Bill_Bryant@prodigy.net>
Cc: <sbarrie@bellefield.worldonline.co.uk>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Mavic SSC Rims
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 11:14:59 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20020122.102903.-224637.7.richardsachs@juno.com>


e-richie wrote (in part),
>the heft of these rims were, in the day, a real departure from sub 300gm rims. the trend of lighter and lighter rims and a constant spoke count was being supplanted by heavier rims with fewer spokes.

Why did this trend start - away from lighter rims? Doesn't this contradict the idea / goal of lower rotational weight? I know that today we are dealing with increased dish & all that - but why then? Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)