Re: [CR] Most classic looking modern clincher rim?

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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:13:14 -0700
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From: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, Bianca Pratorius <biankita@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Most classic looking modern clincher rim?

At 8:58 PM -0700 4/6/09, Kurt Sperry wrote:
>Anyone have photos of the Gran Bois rims? All I can find online are
>the two little photos on the Bicycle Quarterly site that don't really
>show much.
>
>Kurt Sperry
>Bellingham, Washington
>USA

Well, the rims are round, they are silver... ;-)

Here is a bike equipped with these rims

http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/GrandBoisVlettered.jpg

The two photos here show the profile.

http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/componentoffer.html

The photos don't show the hook bead, but it is there. I installed a Grand Bois 700C x 30 mm tire on a test wheel, inflated it to 140 psi, and it stayed put. Don't try this at home without proper protection!

Sorry, haven't cut one in half to show the cross-section yet.

Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
140 Lakeside Ave #C
Seattle WA 98122
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com