RE: [CR]Light wheels

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From: "Peter Koskinen" <peter@prkbikes.com>
To: "'Todd Kuzma'" <tullio@TheRamp.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Light wheels
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 16:48:30 -0400
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It was one of a set of rims that Super Champion made to compete with the Fiamme Ergal Rims. Mel Pinto Imports imported them and sold them in his 3 stores. They were like $100-125 for the pair in the late 70's - early 80's. I remember them being very light and extremely durable.

Peter Koskinen Chapel Hill, NC

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Todd Kuzma Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:19 PM To: OROBOYZ@aol.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Light wheels

on 5/12/04 3:14 PM, OROBOYZ@aol.com at OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> Total wheel pair - 1290g
> Price (1983) - about $230 (Super Champion Performance rims were $70 EACH in
> 1983; 40g heavier Record du Monde rims were $15 each) >>
>
> Ha! That's great.. Senior moment perhaps, but I don't remember a Super Champ
> "Performance" model.. Which catalog did you see that in?

1983 Palo Alo Bicycles. From the description, it was one of the early hard anodized rims.

Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
LaSalle, IL 815-223-1776
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