Re: [CR]RE: Was Wood-Filled Rims - now plastic filled

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Avocet)

Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 05:50:09 -0800 (PST)
From: "John Barry" <usazorro@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Was Wood-Filled Rims - now plastic filled
To: Larry Myers <curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <592232.16237.qm@web55408.mail.re4.yahoo.com>


--- Larry Myers <curmudgeon1957@yahoo.com> wrote:
> rims!). I also remember using Ukai rims that were
> plastic-filled (!); these were of very poor quality.

Perhaps it's because I don't know any better, but I have a set of plastic-filled Ukais, and I have no complaints with them. (Perhaps they made more than one model?)

They are a little heavier than your average tubular rim, but since I'm not involved in many sprint finishes and don't get to ride on glass-smooth surfaces, their durability and propensity to remain true is more important to me than weight savings. They ride well enough, and are more comfortable on our local slightly-in-need-of-repair roads than some other rims that I have used.

Cheers,

John (MMDV) Barry Mechanicsburg, PA, USA

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