[CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 39, Issue 54

(Example: Production Builders)

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:09:24 -0800
From: "Jay Sexton" <jvs@sonic.net>
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Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 39, Issue 54

Bob,

Those rims caught my eye as well. SWEET!! They are being marketed by wheelbuilder.com. They are made in Italy by a couple of brothers, forget their names. Current production. After looking them over closely, I noticed that there was no joint. Upon inquiry I was told (if I remember correctly) that they are made out of one continuous length of wood ( beechwood? ). Probably it was more than one length of wood, but the the rim is a continuous wrap of wood. I could hardly tell there were any layers. Having done woodwork, I was really impressed by these rims. Spoke tension is not as high as a metal rim, but boy are those rims beautiful! I believe the retail price was around $170 a rim. Don't quote me on that though. Go to http://www.wheelbuilder.com for more info.

Jay Sexton
snow in
Sebastopol, CA