I am currently riding a set of Earle Young's Gran Bois special offer wheels from a couple months ago. I had the frame clearance for some 28c Gran Bois tires so went for that, too. A big gain in comfort without sacrificing much if any rolling resistance. It's a classy look!
Dave Boston
Tucson, AZ USA
From: Jan Heine <heine94@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [CR] Most classic looking modern clincher rim? To: haxixe@gmail.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, "Bianca Pratorius" <biankita@comcast.ne t> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 12:13 AM
At 8:58 PM -0700 4/6/09, Kurt Sperry wrote:
>Anyone have photos of the Gran Bois rims? All I can find online are
>the two little photos on the Bicycle Quarterly site that don't really
>show much.
>
>Kurt Sperry
>Bellingham, Washington
>USA
Well, the rims are round, they are silver... ;-)
Here is a bike equipped with these rims
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/
The two photos here show the profile.
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/
The photos don't show the hook bead, but it is there. I installed a Grand Bois 700C x 30 mm tire on a test wheel, inflated it to 140 psi, and it stayed put. Don't try this at home without proper protection!
Sorry, haven't cut one in half to show the cross-section yet.
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
140 Lakeside Ave #C
Seattle WA 98122
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com