Harvey Sachs wrote:
> Some time ago, Al Van Varick posted a for sale notice here. He wrote:
> "I have available to the CR List Members a NOS pair of Scheeren Standard
> sew-up rims in 32 drilling. These are the famous balsa wood filled rims
> from the early 1970?s.
[...]
> Does anyone know how they were made? I've sort of assumed that the balsa
> was cut into segments, and did little more than maintain the profile of
> the rim section when it was rolled into a hoop. But, that is just a
> guess. I am reasonably certain that balsa doesn't grow in hoops. :-)
I suspect the balsa was inserted into the rim prior to it being rolled into a hoop. Balsa is soft enough to bend with the rim in this process.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA