Hi Earle, I agree, the Fiamme hard silver rim was, and still is a superb sprint rim.
I recently rebuilt my Woodrup with mostly the original Super Record stuff from 82, including the original hard silver rims which are still in exceptional condition, I also have a unused rim as a spare.
On ebay recently someone was selling a pair of the Fiamme track rims, you know the ones that are slightly angled in a sort of aero way? I had a pair in 68, my first pair of sprints [Airlite LF 28s double fixed] now I really wish I had them today!
regards,
Kevin Sayles
Bridgwater. UK
>----Original Message----
>From: earle.young@tds.net
>Date: 02/02/2008 17:06
>To: <wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subj: [CR]Italian hard anno non-aero rim
>
>Wayne Davidson asked:
>>PS, did any of the Italian's make a silver hard anno non aero
tubular
>rim?
>
>Fiamme's first hard anodized rim, the Hard Silver, was the same
profile
>as the Red Label, and really, really strong. I had a pair when they
were
>first introduced about 1977, and they are the one rim I regret
letting
>go.
>
>NISI and Ambrosio also made hard anno rims in conventional profiles.
>
>Regards,
>Earle Young
>Madison, Wisc.
>
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