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at313 in reply to @gbj_tester

what's the opinion on the CXP21?

Old fashioned, skinny, heavy. They were typically laced to 105 hubs, to give you an idea of their market position. DuraAce hubs deserve better.>

Thanks, saw an NOS pair on ebay and thought they might suit the bike being 'period' rims. However I'm erring towards the h plus archetype following the previous advice and the amount of use they appear to get with members here.

Brandt is pretty involved, I like the fact he even discusses wooden wheels. I also received a booklet by Robert Wright called 'Building bicycle wheels' from the friend who leant me Brandt's book, it's very small (46pages) however a very straight forward 'how to' guide. I'm not sure if it's easily available, it was published in California in 1979 and originally cost $1.95, worth looking out for for any other beginners .

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gbj_tester in reply to @at313

thought they might suit the bike being 'period' rims

Mavic Open 4 CD would be a nice period correct complement to 7400 hubs if you could find them, but rims are a consumable item so bikes for riding rather than wall hangers will always end up with rims from a later period than their hubs.

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at313 in reply to @gbj_tester

but rims are a consumable item so bikes for riding rather than wall
hangers will always end up with rims from a later period than their
hubs.>

This is actually a very good point

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