Beautiful Campagnolo NOS Rims - Please Diagnose Potential Problem
04-22-11, 06:58 PM
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Beautiful Campagnolo NOS Rims - Please Diagnose Potential Problem
The accompanying photo tells the story. Beautiful Campy NOS Delta Strada XL Chromium rim...not so easy to find in clincher style. I am well-informed, but not an expert. Please diagnose the gap...does it present a danger or any other problem? It looks like there's a solid weld holding this rim together; moreover, I understand that spoke tension holds the rim together once a wheel is built. However, as you can see, the rim side walls do not connect...hopefully from the photo you can see that a piece of paper or other similar object could slide into the gap.
04-22-11, 07:13 PM
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Safe enough, but a sloppy example. It shouldn't be an issue in theory, but you might find that the wheel will have a slight hop in this location.
I cannot locate any information on Velobase indicating the joint type of this rim, but I'd bet it's sleeved/pinned.
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I cannot locate any information on Velobase indicating the joint type of this rim, but I'd bet it's sleeved/pinned.
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Weight weenies used to have us pull the connecting pins out of rims to make them lighter.
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I had a pair of those once, laced to me Sherrif hubs. another guy at work tacoed his rear wheel Delta wheel. I took mine apart and traded them to another guy inthe shop for some Mavic tubular rims. they were nice rims and built up I just didn't want any unwanted mechanical issues. provided you don't lace them radially (which Campi did not recomend at the time) you should be OK
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Common enough with Campy rims. If it's a 36 hole rim, it'll pull together once laced and tensioned. 32 hole will do the same, to a lesser extent.
04-22-11, 09:12 PM
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I think I would make some hardwood blocks, drive a nail through the two adjacent spoke holes and clamp it in a vice before building it up.
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Agree with miamijim... it is already sleeved and once built nothing it will happen. Have even raced with rims like yours back in the day. Good luck.
ps: have you tried to join it together a little bit more? , if are 36 spokes i have a Brand new pair like those ones, mines are omega strada blah blach. PM if you want them.
ps: have you tried to join it together a little bit more? , if are 36 spokes i have a Brand new pair like those ones, mines are omega strada blah blach. PM if you want them.
