Re: [CR]Identifying and WTB Weinmann rims/Brians' Peter Rich story

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From: "Raoul Delmare" <Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Bruce C." <BruceCumberland@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Identifying and WTB Weinmann rims/Brians' Peter Rich story
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:53:08 -0500


No problem .

The ones that are concave are known as , "Weinmann Concave Rims" .

Most folks have forgotten that they made at least four ( 4 ) different Weinmann Concave rims .

Narrow or Wide

700 or 27-inch

Actually , if you include Schrader or presta , that would make eight , wouldn't it ?

And one of the older styles , the type with "bumps" where the spoke nipples seat are "Weinmann Allessa" ( Alessa , spelling ? ) .

And for actual model numbers , perhaps someone with much more knowledge . . . ?

Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas


----- Original Message -----
From: Jay Sexton
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 6:02 PM
Subject: [CR]Identifying and WTB Weinmann rims/Brians' Peter Rich story



> I hope this subject hasn't been hashed over before my time here on the
> list, but after searching the archives to no avail, and C.R. main which
> has no mention of Weinmann rims or an entry for Belgium, I still have
> this question:
>
> How can I identify some Weinmann clincher rims I have? A couple are
> concave, and a couple have a raised center portion, and if I remember,
> they are schrader drilled.
> Is one style better or stronger than the other?
> Does each style have a name?
> When were they made and is there a source for buying them?
>
> Thank you.
> Jay Sexton
> Sebastopol, CA
>
> P.S. Finally catching up on my C.R.'s.....fantastic story about Peter,
> Brian! Thank you for sharing it with us.