To confirm the 650..........
"DeLong's Guide to bicycles & bicycling" 1974, by Fred DeLong Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA ISBN 0-8019-5846-1
see page 169
He was really into this size wheel for "proper" touring.
Jim Kerr New Haven, CT
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of OROBOYZ@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:42 PM 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