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Beautiful wheel indeed Roland.
Mike thinks me overly picky but I have suggested to him that he consider
painting out (as I do) in flat black the edge of the metal core between
about 340 and 020 degrees as it--the edge--reflects directly into my
straight-ahead FOV.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 6:29 PM sentenac.rw--- via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Here is another Lempert wheel shown on my BN1. It will lose me a few
> points on a Concours inspection but I don't care. I think it is the
> most beautiful wheel.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:48:21 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >?TeamHere are a couple of wheels from the genius that is Mike Lempert (
> https://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/wheels).The first is a Derrington style
> wheel (slots not holes) with stainless steel core. It is slightly heavier
> (and costlier) than it would be with the more usual alloy core but it
> results in a lovely rigid wheel with very little flex.The second image is
> of a wood rim banjo with a Nardi style inlay, again produced by Mike. It
> is reduced to 15=E2=80=9D diameter and has a steel ring core, welded to t=
he cut
> ends of the spokes. There is a story to this wheel which attests to Mike=
=E2=80=99s
> sense of commitment and integrity.Mike produced a banjo wheel for me arou=
nd
> 2008. Some 3 years later he contacted me with the story of a 3000 that ha=
d
> runaway down hill and was brought to a stop when a front wheel contacted
> the kerb and immediately flew to full steering lock. The acceleration and
> sudden stop of the steering wheel caused the steel core ring to break loo=
se
> from the spokes. Mike contacted me and
> >asked if I would return my banjo wheel as a safety recall. He wanted to
> remanufacture the wheel with improved connection of the core ring to the
> spokes.The result is the Nardi style wheel you see attached. Mike is an
> artist, a genius in the history and production techniques of classic
> steering wheels and an absolute gentleman.
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Beaut=
iful wheel indeed Roland.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:=
#3333ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Mik=
e thinks me overly picky but I have suggested to him that he consider paint=
ing out (as I do) in flat black the edge of the metal core between about 34=
0 and 020 degrees as it--the edge--reflects directly into my straight-ahead=
FOV.=C2=A0 =C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff=
"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Mich=
ael Oritt</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 6:29 PM sentenac.rw--- via Healeys =
<<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Here is=
another Lempert wheel shown on my BN1.=C2=A0 It will lose me a few<br>
points on a Concours inspection but I don't care.=C2=A0 I think it is t=
he<br>
most beautiful wheel.<br>
<br>
-Roland<br>
<br>
On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:48:21 +0100, you wrote:<br>
<br>
>?TeamHere are a couple of wheels from the genius that is Mike Lempert (=
<a href=3D"https://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/wheels).The" rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">https://www.pbase.com/mdlempert/wheels).The</a> first is =
a Derrington style wheel (slots not holes) with stainless steel core. It is=
slightly heavier (and costlier) than it would be with the more usual alloy=
core but it results in a lovely rigid wheel with very little flex.The seco=
nd image is of a wood rim banjo with a Nardi style inlay, again produced by=
=C2=A0 Mike. It is reduced to 15=E2=80=9D diameter and has a steel ring cor=
e, welded to the cut ends of the spokes.=C2=A0 There is a story to this whe=
el which attests to Mike=E2=80=99s sense of commitment and integrity.Mike p=
roduced a banjo wheel for me around 2008. Some 3 years later he contacted m=
e with the story of a 3000 that had runaway down hill and was brought to a =
stop when a front wheel contacted the kerb and immediately flew to full ste=
ering lock. The acceleration and sudden stop of the steering wheel caused t=
he steel core ring to break loose from the spokes.=C2=A0 Mike contacted me =
and<br>
>asked if I would return my banjo wheel as a safety recall. He wanted to=
remanufacture the wheel with improved connection of the core ring to the s=
pokes.The result is the Nardi style wheel you see attached. Mike is an arti=
st, a genius in the history and production techniques of classic steering w=
heels and an absolute gentleman.<br>
<br>
<br>
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