Hi Jerry....and everyone
I keep seeing this term......'Schwinn approved'.......what is it with Schwinn?.......were they so fussy and particular that everything had to undergo strict testing to come up to their expectations and pass certain things so as to be 'allowed' to be fitted to Schwinn bikes!?
You never see 'Trek approved' or 'Colnago approved'................. Just wondering.....and scratching my head.......
Cheers
Kevin Sayles
Bridgwater Somerset UK
Except, I don't think Weinmann ever made rims in France. AFAIK, the rims were made in Belgium, while brakes were made in Switzerland. So a French made Schwinn-approved "330" rim was quite likely just a rebaged Arc-en-Ciel. So maybe that might be a good choice.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] What Rims for early 70's Paramount P-13???
\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Cc: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net
\r?\n> Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:46 PM
\r?\n> http://images.andale.com/
\r?\n>
\r?\n> The 'Schwinn Approved' Rims have a logo very much like the
\r?\n> Weinmann
\r?\n> world-champion logo from the early 1970's. They cut
\r?\n> off the logo and
\r?\n> put 'Schwinn Approved <====*====> France' to the
\r?\n> right of the world
\r?\n> champion logo.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> If you want to use Super Champion Arc-en-Ciel (Rainbow)
\r?\n> rims, then I
\r?\n> think it's also a good choice. They weigh 330 grams,
\r?\n> just like the
\r?\n> '330' label on the Weinmann / Schwinn Approved rims.
\r?\n> I did some study
\r?\n> on some new clinchers for my 1974 P13-9 and I think Schwinn
\r?\n> shipped
\r?\n> super champion clincher rims on some other early 1970's
\r?\n> Paramounts.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> - Don Gillies
\r?\n> San Diego, CA, USA