Subject: RE: Info on Excel rims
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Dec 16, 2003, 1:53 PM
Post ID: 1715518955
Hi Brian,
I'm not sure that Excel rims are available with spoke holes drilled at
the correct angle for Loop hubs. If they are, great! But, if not you'll
have to buy them dimpled but undrilled (if they're available that way)
and then have someone drill them to spec. More $$$$. This is just what I
had to contend with a few years ago when searching for replacement rims
for a customer's Falcone.
Last I checked, the Excel rims were only available in a silver (or in
colors) satin anodized finish and wouldn't polish up like a Borrani. The
Morad (former Akront I've been told) rims that SRM Engineering in Wales
laced onto the Falcone hubs, are virtually indistinguishable from the
Loop Borranis. I've heard two reports of spokes on Excels pulling
through the holes as well (though this was on hard ridden off-road
bikes). The Morads look to be as beefy as the Borranis. Don't know if
anyone in the US supplies and can drill Morads yet, they didn't back
then. Cheers,
Charlie
Brian Murphy wrote:
Fred, When I restored my Eldo, I spent about 10 hours per rim to get them polished. I started with 150 grit paper, and worked up to about 600 grit paper (working by hand and with a detail sander) before going to the buffer. The T3 wheels I have now are in worse shape than my Eldo wheels were in. I have had parts polished by pro places before, and it ain't cheap. I would estimate that the cost of doing this would be considerably more than half the price of the Excel rims (one rim costs about $125, I think). Brian Fred Sahms wrote:
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