Fwd: Re: [CR]Schwinn Track Bike on e-bay

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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:37:14 -0700
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: Brook Watts <brook.watts@comcast.net>
Subject: Fwd: Re: [CR]Schwinn Track Bike on e-bay


Fred wrote:
> Wht I do wonder about is this: How well do wooden rims
>tolerate really rough surfaces? E.g. would a bike set up for
>Paris-Roubaix in that era use the same wooden rims that were
>used in other events?

Herman Van Springel rode Paris Roubaix using wooden rims. I'm away from my magazine collection that recorded the year, I believe it was 68 or 69.

Brook Watts
Longmont Colo