Wasn't the Gentleman a narrow rim like a Mavic MA-2?
The two colors for the Super Champion labels identified 700c vs. 27" rims, but I can't recall which was which. If I had to guess I'd say red was 27" and blue was 700c. But it's been a while since I've seen one.
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> From: "Mark J. Encarnacion" <markenki@hotmail.com>
> "Thanks for the reference. The model 58 is there, but I didn't see the
> Gentleman. Are they roughly the same dimension- and construction-wise?
>
> Another question: Is the "Gentleman 81" the same as the "Gentleman", or
> were
> these distinct models? I see references to "Gentleman" but not "Gentleman
> 81" in the archives."
>
> Hi Mark,
> To be honest, I've never heard of a Gentleman 81. My understanding was
> that "Gentleman" was synonymous with the model 58. The only variations of
> the model 58 that I saw was a change from red labels to blue labels, and I
> don't recall that there was a visible difference between them.
> Maybe someone else has more info??
>
> Steve Kurt
> Peoria, IL