Hi Otis...
That's a schrader valve Fiammie isn't it?... I think it's original.
Don Williams Woodinville WA USA
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Otis <otis@otisrecords.com> wrote:
> On the '59 or '60 Legnano Roma I just bought, the Fiamme red label rims have
> an odd insert around the valve stem hole. I'm curious if this was sometype
> of user "fix" or if these rims came like this at some point? I've never seen
> anything like that on red label Fiamme's from the 70's.
>
> The "inserts" are shot so I would like to know if they are original for this
> vintage rim before I try to duplicate them. If it was just a "fix" I have
> other red's I can use. Photos below:
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> http://www.otis.g2solutions.biz/
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> Also I was hoping somebody could tell me what brand of spokes these are and
> if they would have been original for a Legnano in '59-'60? Photo below:
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> http://www.otis.g2solutions.biz/
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> Thanks, Jon Williams (aka Otis)
> Grants Pass OR USA