Good morning all.
I have been following the thread about 40 hole rims, and as always I am impressed with this groups enthusiasm for our subject. However, we should take a moment to consider the sources of 40 hole hubs. The only manufactures of 40 hole hubs in the spacing we would need are Phil Wood and White Industries, and while both of these companies make excellent hubs, they are expensive and off topic.
Before asking Jan Heine or Velo Orange to invest the considerable amounts of time and money it takes to bring a new product to market, we need to be shour that we have considered all the possibilities and problems, and are committed to buying these rims. Remember that these are small companies with limited recourses, and can't have expensive unsold stock gathering dust in the back rooms.
Nice Sunday for a ride.
Tom Harriman.
San Francisco, Ca.
> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:27:49 -0500
> To: cmontgomery15@cox.net; Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> From: mark@bikesmithdesign.com
> Subject: Re: [CR] Source for New 40 Hole Rims?
>
> At 10/17/2009 04:02 PM -0700, cmontgomery wrote:
> > Me too, but I'd like them in 590's.
>
> Your LBS can order 590 CR-18s in 32, 36 or 40h from QBP.
>
> Or try Hiawatha Cyclery http://hiawathacyclery.com They do a fair
> amount of work on 3 speeds and usually have the rims in stock.
>
>
> Mark Stonich;
> BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
> 5349 Elliot Ave S. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 USA
> Ph. (612) 824-2372 http://bikesmithdesign.com
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