i'm really interested in taking a look at these . . . wheelbuilder.com did not have any info on the website or in the "store" function that i could see. am i missing something?
or, if there are any pics of them from the nahbs i'd be into seeing them too. perhaps i'm better off not having the option to buy them at wheelbuilder. saving money, you know.
dan "oh who am i kidding" polito bloomington, in
>From: Ken Wehrenberg <wnwires@htc.net>
>To: Fred Rafael Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>,Jay Sexton <jvs@sonic.net>,
>classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Wooden Rims
>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:00:59 -0600
>
>Those wooden rims at NAHBS really did look nice! They at wheelbuilder.com
>are prepared to build up a good product, too. Will need special long
>nipples and of course they cannot be tensioned as high as an alloy.
>
>About 10 years ago, before the demise of the stores, Wheelsmith's Ric
>Hjertberg was promising a pet project would get off the ground. He was to
>begin offering wooden, made in California(!), rims in both tubular as well
>as clincher. Kept putting it off. Apparently had the woodworkers, but
>never were they to be offered to customers. Anybody know anymore? I spoke
>with him on numerous occasions as I was anxious to see what they would be
>like.
>
>Ken Wehrenberg, Hermann, MO --BTW, Jay, do you still want those
>27"Superchampion Wheelsmith-built clinchers?