Steven Maasland posted:
>If you went back in the CR-period correct day to find what were deemed
>to be the top of the line rims, there are a number of rims that often
>come up in the discussion. I am offering quite a few of these for sale
>right now. You can see the rims here:
http://www.wooljersey.com/
>The grand-daddy of all TOP rims are the venerable Mavic SSC rims. Go a
>take a look at what CR list members have written by going here:
http://search.bikelist.org/
>I found it particularly interesting to read what the wheel building
guru
>Earle Young wrote about the SSC rims, see:
http://search.bikelist.org/
>I have 4 pairs of these rims available in sensible 32 hole drillings:
>I have one pair of silver ones from the mid to late 70's that come from
>the personal stash of a former pro team mechanic. These rims date from
>the period in which they were still only supplied to the pros and not
>yet sold to the general public. These rims are NOS but have some shop
>wear after more than 30 years of storage. With a bit of Mothers polish
>they come out quite nicely. For this pair of rims, I would like $300,
>which includes shipping in the US. (weight about 395 g each)
>I then have 3 pairs of hard-anodized dark gray ones from the early
80's.
>These rims have the red Mavic label with the SSC identification on them
>as well as the gold decal saying Sp?cial Service de Course. These rims
>are NOS and have always been stored in plastic bags. For a pair of
these
>rims, I would like $250, which includes shipping in the US. (weight
>about 405 g each)
Since Steven cited the post saying how much I love the Mavic SSC rims, and I still stand by that post, I have an offer for any CR listers tempted to buy those rims.
My usual build price for CR listers is $199 for spokes, labor and shipping. For any of the SSC rims, I will drop the price by $20, to $179 if I need to ship the wheels, and will go to an astounding $159 if they are to be delivered to Cirque du Cyclisme. The price includes buyer's choice of Wheelsmith or DT Competition double-butted stainless spokes and my usual meticulous (didn't Bob Shackleford call it "anal"?) build quality.
My only regret with these rims is that I can't afford them myself right now. Otherwise, I'd be riding them on my off-topic welded wonder bike.
Earle Young Madison, Wisconsin, USA Offering expert wheelbuilding services for classic and modern bikes