Mavic Rims 85-90.....Help Needed!

[davester1965]

Hey Guys,

Am in need of some help regarding late 80's Mavic Rims.

I'm in the process of restoring an 87 Raleigh Randonneur Touring Bike and need to source some Mavic Rims for the project (have the right hubs). The 87 Raleigh spec sheet lists the originals as Mavic M3CD hard anodised, but googling this doesn't offer much info....so i'm guessing the M3CD was a Raleigh OEM rim.

My question is, What was/were a good Mavic touring rim in the late 80's?

PS Needs to be anodised black, 700c and 32mm clincher tyre.

Thanks guys

davester

 

[Robster914]

Hi davester, don't know much about them but there is a NOS pair of M3CD rims on eBay at the moment.

 

[davester1965]

OUCH on the price..lol..but they are the 40h version which are vhtf so prob good value at that, and they do look to be in perfect nick.

The raleigh spec ones are 36h, so i'm hoping they will come in a bit cheaper

PS. The hubs i have are 36h.

 

[RooKilo]

MA40's would be suitable also - quite wide and period correct.

 

[trackm3]

MA40's are the ones for that period, ive been looking for a set also for ages, getting hard to find the early ones now.

 

[mattsccm]

Exactly what version of the MA40 do you need?
I have 1 in good nick

 

[sletti]

They have some at Total Cycling...

http://www.totalcycling.com/a-z/rims_ro ... tAodIVoADg

Stig

 

[trackm3]

They have some at Total Cycling...

http://www.totalcycling.com/a-z/rims_ro ... tAodIVoADg

Stig

Those are the newer versions, I don't think there French Made

 

[sletti]

They have some at Total Cycling...

http://www.totalcycling.com/a-z/rims_ro ... tAodIVoADg

Stig

Those are the newer versions, I don't think there French Made

I did not know that, but the MA40s that appear on Ebay that claim to be "original" are usually quite pricey.

Personally I'd just replace the decals and keep my mouth shut!

 

[davester1965]

Sorted now guys....thanks for the help.
Bought a donor bike off ebay with period correct wheels with MA40 rims and got a Dawes 531 frame as a bonus

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dawes-Imperia ... TRK%3AMEWN