Originally Posted by
noglider
Why were they called The All Steel Bicycle? No one else was using other materials.
The British were very proud of their steel and aluminium had begun to make inroads into many industries but was not highly trusted... Dunlop offered aluminium rims in the EA1 sizing but many preferred the tried and true steel rims that had been produced for decades.
These aluminium Dunlop rims are very hard to find as not only were they sold in smaller numbers... they were very expensive.