That ambrosia I had was 7 pounds and was like a fiber like material... I wouldn't say carbon fiber...not sure what it was though. It was punishing...
Walt
-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Koskinen <peter@prkbikes.com>
>Sent: Apr 17, 2006 9:05 PM
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: FW: [CR]Were there ANY disc wheels that are On Topic?
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Koskinen [mailto:peter@prkbikes.com]
>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 9:04 PM
>To: 'oroboyz@aol.com'
>Subject: RE: [CR]Were there ANY disc wheels that are On Topic?
>
>Dale,
>
>Ambrosio made a disc in 1982 that weighed 3178 grams. That's 7 pounds in
>layman's terms. They were made from thick sheet aluminum. Very nice to go
>down hill with. Fir also made several front 26" discs that were bulbous in
>shape during the same time period. Then there were the discs that came from
>an Eyetalian Mfg that had calibrated weights on slides in them. The faster
>the wheel turned, the farther out the weights went to the rim, allowing the
>wheel to build more speed.
>
>Ahm Back.................
>
>Peter Koskinen
>Bingham Township, NC, 27516, YEW ESS AYYEE
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
>[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of oroboyz@aol.com
>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 7:57 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
>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