So, I found the ad. It is from the July 1982 Tour Magazin. You can clearly see the particular bead on the clincher. Best, kim
http://www.wooljersey.com/
> Kim wrote:
>
> > Wolber Mixte rims worked with tubulars and only a certain type of
> > clincher tire; the bead had to be curved outwards. I have a whole
> > bunch of wheels in the cellar with these on them, but haven´t found
> > any tires in good enough shape to ride them in about six years. They
> > are also hairy for tubulars, since there is very little room to glue
> > them. Not the safest, but I guess that is why they were discontinued.
> > I have an advert for them somewhere in a Miroir, I´ll have to look. I
> > believe there is a thread in the archives.
>
> Interesting. I just built up a set of "Super Champion" Mixte rims this
> spring -- I assume these are the same as the Wolbers since Wolber took
> over Super Champ's line -- and have been using modern Continental 700C x
> 23mm tires running at 130+ psi all summer without problems. Should I be
> worried?
>
>
> --
>
> -John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA
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