Re: [CR]Mavic SSC Rim Dating

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Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 10:57:08 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Mavic SSC Rim Dating
References: <6.1.2.0.0.20050512132323.01bc9968@mail1.lexairinc.com>


George Allen wrote:
>
> Once again I ask the List's help with Mavic rims. I have searched on-line
> for visual verification but have been unable to obtain any. I am just a
> little too young to have seen any original SSC's in the mid-70's so I
> thought it prudent to ascertain their vintage before putting spokes to hubs
> and rims. Please find two samples of Mavic SSC rims, one grey, one blue at
> the following URL's:
>
> http://www2.lexairinc.com/~geo/rims/rims1.jpg
> http://www2.lexairinc.com/~geo/rims/rims2.jpg
>
> The blue rim measures 20.40 MM in width and weighs 389 grams.
> The grey rim measures 21.75 MM in width and weighs 411 grams.
>
> I am hoping these are of mid-70's vintage and appropriate for use on '75,
> '78 and/or '79 Raleigh Teams. The 1979 being the black and blue model
> which, aesthetically if not historically correct, would be wonderful with
> the blue SSC's. The middle of the "A" in the Mavic logo on the grey rim is
> perforated but not peeled off the rim. Once again, I thank you in advance
> for your help.
>
> George Allen
> Lexington, Ky


>From Mavic's timeline at <http://www.velo-retro.com>:

1971 - The arrival of the famous blue anodized "SSC Blue" rim reserved for racers and professionals.

1973 - The arrival of "Neutral Support" and the famous yellow cars in the Tour De France.

1975 - The birth of the grey "SSC Paris-Roubaix" (SSC Grey) hard-layer anodized rim. The first time that this treatment has been used on bicycle rims, it would be seen later that no high-end bike would be seriously considered that did not offer this type of rim.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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