[CR]Mavic Rims

(Example: Racing:Roger de Vlaeminck)

From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20041128010634.63336.qmail@web11902.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:47:20 -0500
Subject: [CR]Mavic Rims

OK guys.. what do you know about Mavic rims?

I have a pair of blue label "Championnat du Monde sur Route" Mavics on my '74-75 TI Raleigh Team Pro. 36-hole. Vittoria Rally tubulars. So rather "training" esque. But nice riding and looking.

It's been suggested it would be fun to have a proper "racing" wheelset on this. 32-hole Mavic SSCs. Maybe with Vittoria Corsa CX tubulars.

But these rims seem to be only in anodised silver finish. I admit I prefer polished alloy finish and were these anodised finishes available in '74-75? Indeed were SSCs available then? They were certainly used on the later TI Raleigh Team Pros (were they not a charcoal finish?) but what about this earlier period?

Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA