RE: [CR]re: dating a Zeus ->Ambrosio logo and Akront ribbed rims

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From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]re: dating a Zeus ->Ambrosio logo and Akront ribbed rims
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:16:29 -0500
Organization: Bilenkey Industrial Design
In-Reply-To: <20051219204241.47100.qmail@web81107.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Jerry,

Thanks, I was wondering who else might have noticed those Ambrosio bars and commented on them. I have Ambrosio Champion bars on a few earlier bikes, and I wasn't sure when the bars like the ones on the Zeus came about (and departed actually). And what is the bar covering called? Who made it? Anyone know? All I can read is a "Made in England" near the stem end.

The other thing is the knurling or ribbing on the Akront rims. I understand this to be something from the 60's that died out by/in the 70's. My recollection from when I've asked about this style of rim previously was that Nisi quit doing it mid/late 60's (I actually have a Nisi rim like this, with the ribs, laced to a '70 Campy HF hub), and I'm under the impression Akront would have likely followed suit soon after.

David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca
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> Subject: Re: [CR]re: dating a Zeus
>
> One clue I forgot to mention in my previous responses. The
> bike has the same Ambrosio bars as my 1968 Zeus Olympic.
> Rather unusual in that the engraving is quite far from the
> stem, so that taping as high as is customary today will cover
> most or all of the engraving. All this supports the
> Listmeister's estimate of 1970 +/- a year. I might expand
> that very slightly to "very late 60's to very early 70's".
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX