You can tell that from the photo??
Ed can, he has powers
The wear pattern on the rear would suggest excessive spoke tension if a modern rim oil-canned like that, but on that build it almost certainly just means it has the very thin walled rims which were popular at the time.
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Ed can, he has powers
The wear pattern on the rear would suggest excessive spoke tension if a modern rim oil-canned like that, but on that build it almost certainly just means it has the very thin walled rims which were popular at the time.