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FIR Apollo rims -- asking for opinion
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I can't find any opinion about these rims. They are deep section 30mm aero rims, FIR as a company doesn't exist anymore. I would appreciate your opinion about those rims: are they strong/rigid? what is their approximate weight? can they be compared to modern aero rims -- if so, what model? thanks, geos |
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FIR Apollo rims -- asking for opinion
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geos wrote: hello, I can't find any opinion about these rims. They are deep section 30mm aero rims, FIR as a company doesn't exist anymore. I would appreciate your opinion about those rims: are they strong/rigid? what is their approximate weight? can they be compared to modern aero rims -- if so, what model? Which rims? -- Michael Press |
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FIR Apollo rims -- asking for opinion
Mike Krueger wrote:
geos wrote: hello, I can't find any opinion about these rims. They are deep section 30mm aero rims, FIR as a company doesn't exist anymore. I would appreciate your opinion about those rims: are they strong/rigid? what is their approximate weight? can they be compared to modern aero rims -- if so, what model? Over the years, I have owned wheels built with FiR Isidis and ST120 tubular rims. In terms of quaity and durability, they were average. I'd be surprised if they were out of business. They still have a website, and Red Rose Imports is still listed as their USA importer. Their current FiR 30mm aero clincher rim is called the SRG 30. You can read more about it and their other products he http://www.fircerchi.com/Dati/products.html ops, my mistake. I thought about Fiamme when asking about FIR. thanks for correcting me, and the information about the SRG30. geos |
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FIR Apollo rims -- asking for opinion
Michael Press wrote:
In article , geos wrote: hello, I can't find any opinion about these rims. They are deep section 30mm aero rims, FIR as a company doesn't exist anymore. I would appreciate your opinion about those rims: are they strong/rigid? what is their approximate weight? can they be compared to modern aero rims -- if so, what model? Which rims? sorry, I didn't mention their name in my post: FIR Apollo rims thanks, geos |
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FIR Apollo rims -- asking for opinion
I just listed my set on ebay. I bought mine back in 1996, handbuilt
with Campy hubs by my LBS wheelbuilder. I personally hate the aero profile, on the Fir, because for me, they are a real pain to change tires, like the last few inches of getting the tire on, you really have to manhandle them for some reason to put the tire on while I have no trobule changing a tire on a non-aero Mavic rim...maybe aero rims and me just dont get along :-)...anyway my LBS at the time sold them onto me because, hey, I was getting a nice Italian bike and wanted to outfit it with all Italian stuff, but I don't race so I don't kow how fast they are..they are nice but I guess for my use, I didnt really need them...all I can say for the few hundred miles I rode them, they held up great. I switched to non-aero Mavic pre-built wheels. If I had to custom order a wheel again, I would had liked to tried a non-aero Fir rim but I don't see much of Fir anymore(just some NOS, new old stock, rims on ebay), they probably got hammered by the Mavic invasion with their pre-built boutique wheels, hence why I went for a Mavic. |
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