Paul:
I'd very much like to see photos of your B.A.R. if you have some. I have a very tatty late 40's B.A.R. set up with inch pitch drivetrain.
Would like to try a set of wood rims someday but the long languishing "Holdsworth trike conversion kit on the Freddie Grubb" project needs to be addressed first!
Regards, Charlie
On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:00:56 +0000, W PAUL PATZKOWSKY <oldtrikerider@q.com>
wrote:
> Dave is right. Ric has been very helpful. He also provided (though I
> don't see them on Ebay now) 40 hole rims. They look great on my Bates
BAR.
>
>
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> Paul Patzkowsky
>
> Longmont, Colorado
>
>> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:46:08 -0800
>> From: dlr94306@yahoo.com
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Subject: Re: [CR] Wooden wheels rims
>>
>> Paul's supplier in Seattle may be Ric Hjertberg, a widely respected
>> bicycle wheel expert who now has a specialty business supporting the use
>> of wood rims for bicycle wheels (some of you may remember Wheelsmith,
the
>> company founded back in on-topic times by Ric, his brother Jon and David
>> Long). Ric's daily commuter bike, ridden rain or shine uses wood rims.
If
>> you are interested in a source for most anything you could ever want to
>> know about wood rims on bicycles, check out his blog:
>>
>> http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Dave Ross
>> Portola Valley, California
>>
>> Paul wrote:
>>
>> I have two sets of wheels built with wood rims for tubulars. One on a
>> fixed gear and the other for a derailleur equipped bike. You do need
>> cork pads or pads designed for Kevlar (?) rims ie, Swisstop yellow
>> pads. My supplier is Seattle based and insists that one can ride them
>> in the rain but, since I live in Colorado, I don't really have that
>> problem. ;-) I do enjoy riding those two bikes very much. I've been
>> up to 50 mph and lived so I think that they're reliable. If only the
>> tubular tires were too.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Patzkowsky
>>
>> Longmont, Colorado