Martin Glaettli wrote:
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> there were at least 3 different types of mavic monthlery rims.
> besides monthlery 'pro' i have seen monthlery 'legere' with red/gold label
> at a weight of 340 grams (with eyelets) and monthlery 'route' (all red
> label) which i guess was (as in italian "strada") at the lower end of the
> line, where 'pro' and 'legere' were the lighter / top ones...??
> does any one on the list know the difference and purpose more exactly? is
> there a timeline of production anywhere?
>
> i m lookin for some time in vain for a pair of monthlery legere 32-hole.
> there is not much NOS around as it seems. if anyone knows a source of these
> i'd be grateful.
>From the 1979 Mavic catalog (earliest Mavic catalog I have):
Monthléry route -- 420g -- 21.5 mm width -- double eyelet -- polished
Monthléry pro -- 395g -- 20.0 mm width -- double eyelet -- polished
Monthléry légerè -- 310g -- 20.0 mm width -- double eyelet -- polished
Looking for 32 hole rims is tough now because everyone switched over to 32° from 36° back in the late 1970s and used all the 36° up. That's why it is easy to find 36° now. Same deal with why there are so many toe clips and straps around now with the switch to clipless in the 1980s...
Timeline of rims? If you had a run of different years of one distributor you could figure it out fairly accurately. Anybody want to do some homework??? Bueller? Ferris Bueller???
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California http://www.velo-retro.com (Mavic Timeline on web site)
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