Re: [CR]early Mavic rims for wired-on/clincher tires
(Example: Humor:John Pergolizzi)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:50:24 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]early Mavic rims for wired-on/clincher tires
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sante_pogliaghi@mac.com wrote:
> Just guessing but aren't these perhaps 20 years older than Mavic's
> hook-beaded Module E/E2/E3 rims of the late 1970s?
I agree; they look much older than Mod. E's.
> Also I think that
> Module E's *ARE* really rare in 700c, plus the Michelin Elans to go
> with them...
Interesting. My old Gitane tandem came with 700C Mod. E's (40-hole, no
less). Still has 'em, in fact. No Elans, though...