armstrong101

Unknown rear rim. Says:

Cerchi Regondi Pavesi & C - Paderno D.

Says RECORD in pink green yellow blue.

jonny7

Hijacking this thread (!). Have the same rims on my new Gardin bike but can't quite evaluate their quality.

unworthy1

I can tell you the maker of these rims is located North of Milan, West of Monza...they seem to be a little-known brand but came on generally higher-than-mid-quality bikes, but not on very many! If they are true ride them till they wear out!

skidmarx

This thread is a bit more than a year old but I recently purchased a 1997 Gardin. There's the colorful "Record" logo sticker on each rim but without any name, just "Made in Italy". The only "Record" that I was aware of is Campagnolo

Today in the mail I received the GBC 1997 price list / catalogue in which I found the Pavesi name but still no mention of "Record". Having the name Pavesi led me to this thread.

Here's what Gardin (GBC) says in their catalogue:


"Pavesi manufactures high quality rims in Italy which are distributed exclusively by G.B.C. in North America. Pavesi covers the high quality spectrum of rim types, from touring rims, to aerodynamic racing rims, right into ATB rims. The Corsa 200 has a tall V-section which makes for both a strong and aerodynamic rim which does not use eyelets. The Crosa 300 is a very high quality, 20mm box section rim that comes hard anodized with double eyelets. Pavesi's Corsa 400 is their best clincher rim for racing. It has an aero cross section, uses eyelets, and is remarkably light. The Corsa 1000 is a robust, hard anodized, tubular rim that weighs 400g. The Corsa 800 and 900 are virtually the same. Both high quality 23mm, off-road racing rims with single eyelets. The only difference is that the 800 is clear anodized while the 900 is hard anodized."

Hope this helps in anyone else's search

repechage

I have a pair of Record rims from the 50’s. No furrels nice polish.

walterb

if it’s true that not very many of these were made, well, I ended up with two sets!

I’m the original owner of a 1982 Bianchi - all indications point to Record 842 - that came with Ambrosio rims. At some point I swapped them out for these dark rims with the colourful sticker. Alas I don’t remember the circumstances or even the approximate year. Decades, for sure. I ride a lot on not-so-great roads here in Montreal, and they continue to look and ride great. I genuinely don’t remember EVER having them aligned, or serviced for any other issue.

Then, this past summer, I was helping my nephew and his girlfriend move into their first house. Among the items in the garage to be moved: An old Torpado (I’m guessing 1970s) that his dad had handed down to him. Plus a bunch of components that had been replaced over the years. Among them: A set of Record rims identical to mine in equally pristine condition, except for the cobwebs - on Campagnolo hubs! There’s no telling how long they had been sitting around. All I can say is the plastic rim strips literally disintegrated in my hands when I examined them.

My nephew has no use for these extra rims, so he offered them to me. My son has long admired mine, so we fitted this extra set onto his late-1980s Bianchi Campione d’Italia which, in turn, he inherited from another family member. We both noted the dark rims immediately made his bike look smaller and racier - and ride better than the original Mavics. He’s thrilled.

Apologies for the distortion in the panorama photo.