Old italian wheels - rim ID?
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Old Italian wheels - rim ID?
Just bought these from a fellow who said he'd got them as part of a bike he sold to his grandad (!) who rode it for a year or two, then put it away. The bike came back to him when the GD went riding in the sky.
Hubs are Gnutti steel barrel, rims have nothing on them, not even fragments of a label. Tyres look very old. These are 27" rims.
Hubs are Gnutti steel barrel, rims have nothing on them, not even fragments of a label. Tyres look very old. These are 27" rims.
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neat! Never saw an Olmo branded tire before!
steel rims or aluminum? ... not that it matters much, but looks like aluminum.
Steve in Peoria
steel rims or aluminum? ... not that it matters much, but looks like aluminum.
Steve in Peoria
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these Gnutti five-piece bi-metal hubs not that old; current in later 1960's and into mid-1970's
rims do not appear either an Ambrosio or a FIAMME product, only Italy alloy wired-ons can recall from this era; no recognition here
wonder if they could be Alesa from Belgium...wylde guess
there were some Alesa which received no stamping into the metal
if so, they may have had a blue circular transfer around the valve hole when new...
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these Gnutti five-piece bi-metal hubs not that old; current in later 1960's and into mid-1970's
rims do not appear either an Ambrosio or a FIAMME product, only Italy alloy wired-ons can recall from this era; no recognition here
wonder if they could be Alesa from Belgium...wylde guess
there were some Alesa which received no stamping into the metal
if so, they may have had a blue circular transfer around the valve hole when new...
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I pulled the rubber off the rear wheel - pulled the freewheel too, came off easy-peasy, boy it's nice when those Reginas do as they're told.
Anyway here's a shot of the rim profile at the joint - there is no hook at all; and I doubt there is a hollow at the corners, just a good big fillet..
Welding's not the best and the grinding is worse.
And the nipples are steel.
Not the top end, then.
Anyway here's a shot of the rim profile at the joint - there is no hook at all; and I doubt there is a hollow at the corners, just a good big fillet..
Welding's not the best and the grinding is worse.
And the nipples are steel.
Not the top end, then.
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Surprising that Olmo even sold a 630mm bead and branded it.. Early boom era bike??
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there is an Ideor catalogue/brochure available online which dates from the late 1950's/early 1960's time where all of the cycles are shown with the rear QR lever on the drive side
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there is an Ideor catalogue/brochure available online which dates from the late 1950's/early 1960's time where all of the cycles are shown with the rear QR lever on the drive side
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