DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #208
     



From: 	JDeRyke@aol.com

Subject: Re:  Re[2]: AMERICAN RACING WHEELS.

Date: 	Thu, 6 Nov 1997 19:07:54 +0000



That's OK- wheel designs are a personal matter. What I don't like about the

Campy (or Cromodoras or any of the other cast-mag wheels) is the difficulty

in weld-repairing, due to the massive heat expansion ratio of mag, the

constant age-hardening & brittleness that cast mag undergoes, and the fact

that to anneal them in Mom's oven, the paint discolors requiring a re-paint.

They are a couple o' pounds lighter than an equivalent aluminum wheel,

though. I like the design, but they could've gone further with the

rectangular air extractors like the Lambo Miura wheels.J DeRyke