David Snyder wrote:
>My oldest original 700c clincher wheelset is from a 1972 Gitane TDF.
>Rims are Weinmann, 22mm wide outside measure, with fine sidewall
patterning, and no eyelets. >The center part where the spoke nipples
emerge
is about 11mm wide, raised a couple of mm towards >the hub. These are
singlewall boxy-looking rims, hookless, and now pretty rare as I can't
>recall having seen another.
>Well-made, too, as I can't readily find the seam and don't know if it's
pinned or welded.
>I have no idea what tire that Gitane fitted originally, had to be
French
tho.
>David Snyder
>Auburn, CA
Interestingly enough I just bought a pair of Weinmann 27 X 1 ¼ clinchers almost exactly matching Davids description (lacking only the fine sidewall patterning) from a fellow CR list member, I thought they may be correct for my 65 Paramount as an alternate to my Weinmann tubular set up. I would appreciate any input from the list as to whether or not these would fit the bill?
Scott Mattern
No longer forkless in Hacienda Heights, California