Your statements suggest that Mavic made narrow 700C clincher rims (although not hooked bead) considerably before the Module E.
Can anyone verify this?
Louis Schulman Tampa, Florida USA
John Thompson wrote:
> sante_pogliaghi@mac.com wrote:
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>> Just guessing but aren't these perhaps 20 years older than Mavic's
>> hook-beaded Module E/E2/E3 rims of the late 1970s?
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> I agree; they look much older than Mod. E's.
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>> Also I think that
>> Module E's *ARE* really rare in 700c, plus the Michelin Elans to go
>> with them...
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> Interesting. My old Gitane tandem came with 700C Mod. E's (40-hole, no
> less). Still has 'em, in fact. No Elans, though...