I remember reading a british cycling newspaper from 1979. (I was in school winter of 1980) It had pix of a british TT bike with 6 (or 8) spokes. I remember it well because it had 76 parallel angles and about 1 in. of rake. I bet it knocked your fillings out. Only mad dogs and englishmen....... Not exactly disc wheel but I don't think the first ones came out too much later.
Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI
On Apr 17, 2006, at 7:17 PM, wspokes wrote:
> I had an ancient Ambrosia Ener-M tubular that was older, not sure
> the exact year but it was def 80s. Does anyone remember that model?
> It weighed a ton but once up to speed on a flat course..it was a
> screamer!
>
> Walter Skrzypek
> Falls Creek, Pa
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: oroboyz@aol.com
>> Sent: Apr 17, 2006 7:56 PM
>> To: kdoubt@bmts.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Subject: [CR]Were there ANY disc wheels that are On Topic?
>>
>> Ken:
>>
>> I am seriously in doubt that there were disc wheels on of before 1983
>> that were available to the public... But I could be wrong (No
>> wisecracks please out there) Or these could be some on-offs...
>>
>> So, someone with a better memory or more real knowledge fill us
>> all in
>> please...
>>
>>
>> Dale Brown
>> Greensboro, NC USA
>> List owner & webmaster
>> http://www.classicrendezvous.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Doubt <kdoubt@bmts.com>
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Sent: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:15:24 -0400
>> Subject: [CR]Help identifing disc wheels.
>>
>> A friend is getting ready to sell a time trial bike that he
>> bought a
>> couple of years ago but wants to know what type of disc wheels he
>> has.
>>
>> I'm sure the bike is within the time line and I'm thinking that the
>> wheels are as well.
>>
>> When he bought the bike, the previous owner said that the wheels
>> were
>> made by Moon Equipment, the car accessory company that had the
>> moon eye
>> decals but there is no identification on them. They appear to be a
>> type
>> of fibreglass disc that has been permanently bonded to a normal spoke
>> wheel. They are extremely heavy; the front weighs 8 pounds with a
>> tubular glued on. He has contacted Moon but they are under new owners
>> and don't have any information. He'd like to be able to accurately
>> describe the bike when it goes up for sale.
>>
>> I do have some photos of the wheels that I could email anyone who
>> was
>> interested.
>>
>> I thought maybe some of the old racers may have heard of these.
>>
>> Ken Doubt
>> Chesley ON