Beth, they are French and probably from the late '80's. I have two sets. My sew up set is in 650c and came with a 1990 Quintana Roo Superform. The other is a 700c clincher set given to me by a friend (from his deceased brother's stash). Both use cup and cone bearings and take freewheels. The 650c set has 18 radial spokes on front while the rear 8 radial on left and 16 cross one on the right. These spokes are quite thin and flat bladed. I time trialed and did tris and duathlons on these wheels. They are tough. The clincher wheels are similar to the sewups: front is 24 radial spokes and the rear is, interestingly, 10 radial on left and 20 cross one on right. The spokes on clincher 700c rims are heavier than the sewup wheels. The freewheel threads on my wheels are English. On Jan 21, 2009, at 7:40 PM, b hamon wrote:
> A pair of wheels has come to me and I cannot identify them. > > Hubs are made by a company called "Roval". They appear to have sealed > bearings (though I can't be sure because I haven't opened them yet). > Direct-pull, flat-bladed spokes. Front wheel is radially-laced with 18 > spokes and rear is 1x-laced with 32. > Rims are sew-up, an odd cross between box and deep-v. Freewheel hub; > rear wheel looks offset just enough for 5 cogs. No maker ID on rim. > They're weird and funky in an esoteric old-school sorta way. Does > anyone know anything about these? > Thanks --Beth > > http://bikelovejones.livejournal.com > http://veloquent.blogspot.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
