Re: [CR]Were there ANY disc wheels that are On Topic?

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:17:56 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: "wspokes" <wspokes@penn.com>
To: oroboyz@aol.com, kdoubt@bmts.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Were there ANY disc wheels that are On Topic?


I had an ancient Ambrosia Ener-M tubular that was older, not sure the exact year but it was def 80s. Does anyone remember that model? It weighed a ton but once up to speed on a flat course..it was a screamer!

Walter Skrzypek Falls Creek, Pa

-----Original Message-----

>From: oroboyz@aol.com

>Sent: Apr 17, 2006 7:56 PM

>To: kdoubt@bmts.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

>Subject: [CR]Were there ANY disc wheels that are On Topic?

>

>Ken:

>

>I am seriously in doubt that there were disc wheels on of before 1983

>that were available to the public... But I could be wrong (No

>wisecracks please out there) Or these could be some on-offs...

>

>So, someone with a better memory or more real knowledge fill us all in

>please...

>

>

>Dale Brown

>Greensboro, NC USA

>List owner & webmaster

>www.classicrendezvous.com

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Ken Doubt <kdoubt@bmts.com>

>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

>Sent: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:15:24 -0400

>Subject: [CR]Help identifing disc wheels.

>

> A friend is getting ready to sell a time trial bike that he bought a

>couple of years ago but wants to know what type of disc wheels he has.

>

> I'm sure the bike is within the time line and I'm thinking that the

>wheels are as well.

>

> When he bought the bike, the previous owner said that the wheels were

>made by Moon Equipment, the car accessory company that had the moon eye

>decals but there is no identification on them. They appear to be a type

>of fibreglass disc that has been permanently bonded to a normal spoke

>wheel. They are extremely heavy; the front weighs 8 pounds with a

>tubular glued on. He has contacted Moon but they are under new owners

>and don't have any information. He'd like to be able to accurately

>describe the bike when it goes up for sale.

>

> I do have some photos of the wheels that I could email anyone who was

>interested.

>

> I thought maybe some of the old racers may have heard of these.

>

> Ken Doubt

> Chesley ON