> This must have been a regional thing. I keep reading here than PX-10s
came
> with Mavic rims, but in Ohio where I lived in the early 70's, all the
PX-10s
> ( mostly at Heinz Linke's shop in Lakewod, OH) had SuperChampions, as did
> most of the LeJeunes and Gitanes. I have bought two used PX-10s in recent
> years, and both came with SuperChampions which I believe are original. If
I
> were to restore an early 70's PX-10 without knowing for sure what rims it
> had come with, I would use SuperChampion Arc-en-Ciels.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX, where most of the Superbowl drunks are gradually sobering up
> and leaving town.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Wolfman231@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Cycle Confessional
>
>
> > In a message dated 2/2/04 5:01:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > kohl57@starpower.net writes:
> > Or should I realize I am a Philistine and chuck in the original rims and
> > find a suitable vintage set of clincher rims??
> >
> > I'm not sure those Super Champions are the original rims Peter. Most of
> the
> > early 70s PX-10s came with Mavic Montlery rims. But your example also
has
> > plain Nervex lugs instead of the fancy Pros, so ??? Anyway, why don't
you
> keep
> > the wheels as-is for display, and swap out to a set of clinchers to
ride?
> The
> > later PX-10s had clincher rims, right? Either way, you should enjoy the
> ride
> > of that bike.
> >
> > Ed Kasper
> > Detroit MI