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HMS FF/2/222(3)
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Category:  Rims
Name:  HMS FF/2/222(3)
Brand:  HMS
Model:  FF/2/222(3)
Years:  Late 1980's - Early 1990's
Country:  Germany
Added By: 531c on 03/25/09
Updated By: cguder on 02/14/10
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Rim Type Clincher or TubularMaterialCarbon
Rim SizeSpoke Drillings24; 28
Label MarkingsValve Drilling
Rim Height (mm)Rim Outer Width (mm)
EyeletsSeam Joint 
FinishCarbon  
Wheel Lacing Data
Rim Size: N/AERD: N/A
General Information
As far as i know the first carbon rims. Produced from 1989 just for a couple of years  in Berlin, Germany by HMS-Antriebssysteme GmbH, a company which main products where gliders (airplanes) made from carbon. On the rear rim, the spokes are attached on the left outside, so the spokes on the chainwheel side have a  more moderate angle. There were MTB rims also.
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 HMS-Antriebssysteme GmbH (HMS stands for Hochleistungsmotorsegler = high performance motor glider) was originally a motor glider manufacturer. Influenced by a cycling-passionated employee they developped a rim by using carbon, a material they were familiar with. These rims first appeared as tubular rims in 1990. In a test they impressed due to their stiffness and lightness (ca 250 gram).
Sources:    http://www.hms-technologie.de/historie_antriebhms.htm
                  TOUR, Feb 1990, Page 30-31
 
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