As I remember the Performance was out in the 80's and a light hard coating. I sold a few back then I might have a few left in the basement. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-332-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> 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
> http://www.heronbicycles.com
> http://www.tullios.com