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They look great as a pair too. According to my Flickr page I owned a set some 10 years ago. Haven't seen one come by since this.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/10043190464
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I've been having a streak of bad luck with wheel purchases recentely. The Gipiemme wheel above turned out to have a cracked connection at one of the spokes and is currently on the way back to Italy. I also bought a HED wheel, that turned out to be a Specialized and had several dents in the brake track.
This on the other hand did arrive in near perfect condition. It is an Elite Shape wheel made in the USSR. According to the seller it was only used on the track, so no brake marks yet. Only downside is that it is a 700c wheel, so I need a new bike :). Hopefully @Breso can help me with that ;)
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I built this a couple of years ago. Same tubing.
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Those are some amazing bikes you have there. Really like the way you combine modern and vintage bit, without it looking too HHSRB.
That Super Light is really something else. The Ego tubing looks crazy narrow in real life. Really hard to find. I think only Olmo and Concorde built frames with it and some English builders.
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Just realized this, but it seems highly unlikely that your frame spacing is 126. That is spacing for freewheel type bikes. I am pretty sure this is much newer than that. Are you sure your frame rear end isn't bent?
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It looks great!
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Weird they are not centered. I have the exact same rear wheel right now. The spacer you are referring to is not something I would remove. I will check how mine looks in a frame. Did you check if they are centered in another frame? By the way, judging by the looks of the carbon weave and the sticker near the valve hole, I think these might be Specialized tri spoke wheels and not Hed, but I could be wrong.
What are the odds. I actually emailed the guy who I sold it to a couple weeks ago asking if I could buy it back. Unfortunately he had sold it on already. Asking price is quite a bit higher than what I got for it. The new fork is a nice touch though.