I recall finding most Rigida rims pretty soft. They dented easily. At least the couple sets (on various Peugeots I had) did.
YMMV,
David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca
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> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of
> Steve Leitgen
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 9:35 AM
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> Subject: [CR]Rigida 13-19/20 rims
>
>
> Group;
> In the for sales and trades stuff I've seen a lot of wheels
> with mavic,
> Super Champion, Ambosio, Nisi etc rims. I've seen very little
> discussion on the Rigida rim. Archive search hasn't filled in the
> blanks.
>
> Soooo. Are the old Rigida 13-19 rims so good that everyone is
> hoarding
> them? Or are they prone to failure? Important questions as I'm not as
> light as I was in my racing days.
>
> Steve Leitgen
> La Crosse, WI