[CR]650 x 32B tires off topic?

(Example: Framebuilders)

From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:41:52 EDT
To: questor@cinci.rr.com, RDF1249@aol.com
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]650 x 32B tires off topic?

In a message dated 10/22/2003 5:05:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, questor@cinci.rr.com writes:

<< How does this fit in the pre-1984 vintage time frame for CR posts? I did not know that 650c rims were made back then... >>

Ah, but of course! ... Used on French touring bikes waaaay back! Dr. Clifford Graves and Fred DeLong were big advocates for that wheel size. Of course, you can tell their promotion didn't amount for much as few bikes at "normal" levels were imported ...

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC