Re: [CR] Date of Fiamme tubular rims...

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Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:14:36 -0700
From: "Derrick Bourgeois" <kommisar89@yahoo.com>
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If it helps pin in down, the rims on my bike that I bought in 1974 had the rectangular decals with "FIAMME" lettering as Dale mentions below.

Regards, Derrick Bourgeois Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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Message: 4 Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:13:20 -0700 From: "Dale B. Phelps" <losgatos_dale@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Date of Fiamme tubular rims... To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <Stronglight49@aol.com> Message-ID: <735901.24014.qm@web38108.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Bob, those are late 60's to mid-70's. ? 50's?had "Brevetto Longhi" stamped above the "FIAMME ITALY"? and a ferruled valve hole

Early to mid-60's?had "Brevetto Longhi" stamped above the "FIAMME ITALY"?but no ferrule? ? Mid 60's to early/mid-70's had just the FIAMME ITALY stamping, Still?no ferrule and still had the football-shaped transfer. ? mid-70's the transfers became rectangular with "FIAMME"?lettering.
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Hope this helps,
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Dale Phelps
Montagna lunga Colorado USA


--- On Sat, 10/10/09, Stronglight49@aol.com wrote:


From: Stronglight49@aol.com <Stronglight49@aol.com> Subject: [CR] Date of Fiamme tubular rims... To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 6:17 PM

A local bike shop manager phoned to let me know that the owner would love to dump a pair of old Fiamme rims on me - cheaply! ... I couldn't resist.? They are both straight? and round and without damage, although well used.

Anyone care to guess? at the date of manufacture?

Here are couple quick photos I shot before the sun? faded:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stronglight/3999690686/sizes/l/

The? knight's helmets on the decals have Yellow rather than Gold colored plumes... Perhaps a? clue?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stronglight/3999734424/sizes/l/

I'd? appreciate any info. -? Thanks!

BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO,? USA