I'll ask Baron if he can give us a complete run down on the hubs and rims . Baron knows Roland and has seen the Zeus we keep referring too. It appe ars there is a little history on how these 30 holers came about. Scott Edrington San Diego, CA USA
-----Original Message----- From: DTSHIFTER@aol.com [mailto:DTSHIFTER@aol.com] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 05:55 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Re: 30 spoke hole weirdness
Paul Lee wrote:
> "... his wheels are "Diamond Jewel" models built by master wheel
> builder HR Borthavre, using Super Champion Medaille d'Or rims, 28 hole
> in front and 30 hole on rear (!) The wheels weigh in at 520 grams for
> front, 720 grams for the rear!"
>
>
Those rims are among the most delicate I have ever worked with (with 36o
the
y
weigh in at about 270 grams) and do not like high spoke tension. They
also
don't like riders who weigh >170.....does anyone know how much Darboucabe
weighed?
Chuck Brooks Malta, NY
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