Steve,
I think your opinion of Weinmann equipment is the correct
one. The concave rims are extremely reliable and were once
"the" rim to have on a serious touring bike.
Once set up properly, their brakes were fine, especially the
famous center-pull model. I suppose their only crime is that
their prices were too low, hence you would see their stuff on
really inexpensive bikes, as well as really nice ones.
I think their brake levers could have been better, but at
least they were light. Still, non of the stuff was rubbish.
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> anybody ever encountered Weinmann snobbery , I was recently
> informed by an
> old guy 50's-60's club cyclist that Weinmann stuff was
> rubbish ( my wording
> his
> was far more explicit!)..I have always found it reasonable
> to decent stuff
> and going on the price attained on Ebay UK for the concave
> 27" rims
> (around£100) can it really be cheap crap?....When did
> Weinmann start?
>
> steve chambers chesterfield ,england...
>
>
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