Re: [CR]Fiamme Rims

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 21:39:54 -0400
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Fiamme Rims
To: Angel Garcia <veronaman@comcast.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <BD87AAEE.9FBB%greg@nofatcomm.com> <033b01c4aad2$6e5fc240$0b00a8c0@DXROOM> <007601c4ab00$f06950c0$6401a8c0@home> <003901c4ab12$32e02d50$0b00a8c0@DXROOM>


For those that don't know, aluminium extrusion dies, such as for rims, wear over the life of the die. So basically the same rim model gets heavier over the life of a given die, then gets lighter with a new die, progressively heavier etc. So rim weights vary for a given model. Not to say that some rim companies didn't generally understate weights. As did some bike companies.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: Angel Garcia
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Fiamme Rims



> On weightweenies
> (http://www.weightweenies.starbike.com/listings/components.php?type=rims)
> the Ergals are listed as a claimed weight of 290g and an actual of 287g; the
> Red Labels are listed as 360g claimed, 370g actual. These for 36 spoke rims.
> The Nisi Sludi's are listed as claimed/actual 325g/320g for 36 spoke rims.
> It's pretty impressive that these Ergals are so light...
> Angel Garcia
> Long Valley, NJ
>
>
>
> snip> You meant the weights were very close to the claimed weight?
> > Pete Geurds
> > Douglassville, Pa
> AND
> snip>Nisi are nice too, particularly the Sludis, but I'd prefer Martanos
> over them, and Ergals over either (YAMMV).
> Regards,
> Greg "rim nerd" Parker
> Dexter, MIchigan