Re: [CR]Fiamme Rims

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 00:53:29 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Fiamme Rims
To: wmcgehee1@juno.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 5/2/03 5:44:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, wmcgehee1@juno.com writes:


> They have BREVETTO LONGHI written
> above
> Fiamme on each rim.

Hi Bill, Do your rims have any remaining label at the joint? Are they fully ferruled at the spoke holes (with a bucket) or is there just a single ferrule for the spoke nipple? Is there a reinforcement around the stem hole? If they are single ferruled with a stem reinforcement, you have a Fiamme "Blue Label" some people call them "Green Label", it's a step down from the Red Label but is a nice older rim suitable for 5 speed rear ends. They were around from the 50s through the 60s for sure.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA