[CR]Query on Nisi rims

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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 12:17:24 -0800 (PST)
From: "Syke - Deranged Few M/C" <sykerocker@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Query on Nisi rims

Going to head into Richmond tomorrow morning to do a spoke order and finally get this long put-off set of tubular wheels built. However, I've got one question that I'd like to throw out to the group:

My rims are a set of NOS Nisi, and the rim itself is stamped "Nisi Montcalieri Torina Italia". The sticker itself says "Cerchi Nisi Montcalieri". Going through the Spocalc.xls rim database, I'm finding a few Nisi 700C tubular rims listed, but none match a Montcalieri. Anyone got an idea of what I have here?

If Nisi kept to the same standards throughout their line, this shouldn't be a problem, as all the tubular rims listed have effective rim diameters of either 617 or 618mm. I just want to make sure I haven't ended up with the black sheep of the line. I'm building them on a pair of Campagnolo low flange hubs, and Spocalc is telling me I need either 302.5 or 300.7 spokes, respectively.

Any advice anyone's got will be appreciated - this'll be my first wheel building job in 30 years, so of course I'm nervous before I start.

George R. "Syke" Paczolt Montpelier, VA

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