We sold them in our shop, also.
The 1319 were not our favorite because they were so narrow in the bead area
it was difficult to seat the tires, many people pinched tubes,and some tires
didn't fit because the bead was too fat.
Riders had a hard time on the road with stiff fingers trying to get the tire
seated properly and the valve positioned in tire without bulging at valve
hole.
Especially tough were smaller/tighter tires that people couldn't get over
the rim because the valve position took up the extra diameter/circumference
needed to pop the tire over the rim.
But we did supply them as needed for replacement and/or request.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
>> We also built a lot of wheels with Rigida 1320 and the even
>> narrower 1319 rims as well as the wider touring rims.
>>
>> Kevin Ko
>> Eugene, OR
>>
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>>
>> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:57:06 -0500
>> From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis(AT)verizon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [CR]Rigida: where on CR?
>>
>> I do not know if it was an exception but I was buying their
>> rims for
>> rebuilding and replacement. I was getting the steel rims,
>> the 1320 and wider ones too from a number of distributors
>> at the time.
>> Steven Willis
>
> Do you guys have any old catalogues? Conceivably, some scans
> of those - and photos of list member's wheels - could be used
> for the basis of a Classic Rendezvous Web page.
>
> What I find fascinating about this, is that I don't recall
> seeing these rims used in the "aftermarket" in the Washington,
> DC area - even though local resident Mel Pinto was a big
> importer of French items. Yet, Steven and Kevin used them in
> New Jersey and Oregon.
>
> But I suppose that's one of the things that makes the whole
> Classic Lighweight thing so interesting.
> Cheers,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
>
>
>
>
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