Thanks, Phil.
Hopefully you'll get just what you need.
They may be a little hard to find.
In the late '40's we had the nice Dunlop 26x1-1/4's high pressures
especially put on the custom made small Urago machines we brought in when we
were still in Chicago.
They were the nifty alloy rims and rode like a million for the smaller
sport/touring riders that couldn't quite stretch properly onto the 27"
wheels and frame sizes bigger people could reach.
I don't remember whether we had 165 or stayed with 170 hollow octagonal
Duprat cranks , but in the Midwest it wasn't too hilly and the shorter crank
was no handicap gear ratiowise.
Maybe someone will have a more recent rim like that and you would be in fat
city.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates, Ca
> Hi All, Thank you Sheldon and Ted for pointing out a conflict in my
> request for 26" Dunlop rims. What I was trying to say was that the ones I
> want are stamped "Dunlop Special Lightweight", with no mention of EA1 on
> them. The Dunlop rims stamped EA1 are the standard wider rims that they
> made from at least the early twenties, and probably before. My
> understanding is that the Dunlop Special Lightweight rims were introduced
> in 1935 for use with their high pressure tires that were introduced at the
> same time, and which where similar in appearance and size to tubular tire.
> The ones I am looking for are a the narrow ones stamped "Special
> Lightweight" with no mention of EA1. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks
> again, Phil Easton