Rim recommendation for C-record rebuild

[RobWJL]

Can anyone recommend some era appropriate clincher rims please. What were the go to rims at the time?

Thanks

 

[Apple Tree]

Re:

What hubs do you have ? If they are C record it would be nice to use Campag rims. I have just bought a pair of Omega clinchers, 32H, NOS from a reliable supplier on E-bay and I see he has another pair.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Campagnolo ... 2806637bdb

There are others if you search.

 

[mattr]

I had open 4cd on my delta/cda build vitus.
First batch of rims in the UK.

 

[RobWJL]

Re:

Thanks for the advice both.

With these hard anodised black rims, does the black wear off the breaking surface after a while?

 

[mattr]

Yup, first big ride and/or significant rainfall and it'll start to go

 

[Nob]

Ventos, Atlanta 96's, Zonda are other options

 

[gavr]

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Ambrosio Excellence or Excellights SSC have machined braking surfaces and you can still buy them new. The Excellights are 30g or so per rim lighter.

http://www.ambrosio.co.uk/ambrosio_rims_clincher.htm

 

[rusty bodie]

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c record was out for quite a while - are you planning an 80s or a 90s retro build?

if the 80s then hens' teeth mavic ma40 rims or maybe the ambrosio equivalent.

I chucked the bike in 1990 so don't have a clue about that decade I'm afraid!!

you should make it a real bike and get some sprints on it . ..

 

[Citoyen du monde]

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the delta brakes work best with slightly wider rims, so you want to avoid too narrow a rim. Ideally you want 19 mm internal width as a minimum. The MA40 or its predecessor the G40 were great. The various Campagnolo rims were also good, but as already mentioned much depends on the precise period of C-record that you have.