And don't forget the tendency for unusually fast self-oxidation which began upon purchase!
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Jon Spangler <jonswriter@att.net> wrote:
> Len,
>
> That's why I always preferred the crisper feel of my "Red Delicious" label
> #4016 rims, which had a superior core and tougher skin for brake wear, above
> the Dole and Chiquita models. Both the Dole and the Chiquita rims, IMHO,
> were notoriously "slippery" and "soft." ("Slippery" rims were especially
> problematic on our usually-wet streets and roads.)
>
> All three varieties were popular in Eugene, OR, among local racers,
> however. It was a pretty "fruity" crowd back in the 1970s up there...
>
> Jon Spangler
> sitting in Alameda, CA, USA, enjoying the fond memories of my cycling
> "salad days" in Oregon
>
>
> On Jan 9, 2010, at 5:06 PM, <classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Message: 16
>> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:06:32 -0500
>> From: Leonard Diamond <leonarddiamond@verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [CR] Notice! CR's Rarest of the rare may include fakes!
>> To: <oroboyz@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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>> He might be right in this case. Upon close examination that rim's profile
>> looks more like the less rare Chiquita yellow label rim. Correct me if
>> I'm
>> wrong but I seem to remember them coming out in the 60's and quickly
>> losing
>> favor because of their slippery sidewalls and tendency to go soft.
>>
>> Len Diamond
>> Ridgewood New Jersey USA
>> Please get above freezing this week
>>
>>
>>
>>
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