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My frame looks like it has had a hard life and at one time the grab rail has been welded on. Additional bolt holes have been drilled in the frame which combined with corrosion and a few cracks were not really helping the integrity of the rear end. In several places brackets have broken off, so I hav...

Davomoto

Photo did't attach last time. Cannot remember what make these rims were but they were good quality alloy and very light.

http://www.central-wheel.co.uk/rims/rims.html

Graham

Davomoto Thanks, my existing rims are quite rough with large areas of chrome flaking off (rear). The front one could survive with a little paint. Those rims are incredibly heavy. I'm erring toward the Akront style at the moment. We have Central Wheel Components in the UK - who I've used before for s...

Just pondering what to do with my wheel rims. What's do folks do when restoring these bikes? Do you keep the flanged DID rims and get them re-chromed or just get some aftermarket rims? I would like to keep them but mine are rough and could be expensive to re-chrome. Options for the same price (in UK...

Superb photos - that explains it perfectly. Back in the UK now so I can get on with some fettling. Thanks for all the help so far.

eyedragaknee - I'm in the US at the moment and the bike is back at home in England at the moment. I'll take some more pics when I get home next week.

LM - Thanks. The holes are there and the chrome rail fits in. I was just unsure of what the attachment was. From the parts manual it looked like something was missing from the frame, but you have set me right now.