Re: [CR]History of the movement from 27" wheels to 700C...many

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From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:36:03 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]History of the movement from 27" wheels to 700C...many
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

In a message dated 6/19/06 10:49:32 AM, gillies@cs.ubc.ca writes:
>To the best of my knowledge / memory (starting in about 1974/5), there
>were NO 700c clinchers in 1975.

Actually there were plenty-I had a nice Fiamme/Clement wheel and tire set in 1976-but I think you mean a tire that could compete with a sewup and that was the Michelin Elan-1978?
Phil Brown
San Rafael, Calif.