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Subject:Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
From:Stephen Grisanti
Date:Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:27:33 -0700

Okay, I was going to begin a Jeff-like rant on the use of the word "rims" when actually speaking of wheels. �The rim, as you know, is the outer portion of a wheel on which the tire is mounted. �The hub portion of the wheel bolts to the vehicle. �Hub + rim = wheel.�
Anyway, both the OP and the next P use the word "wheel" in the body of their posts so it's becoming a moot rant but I stand by my dislike of the use of rims when speaking of wheels. �Back in my bike shop days when someone would ask for a 27" ree-im that is what we'd hand him. �When he'd ask about the spokes and other stuff it's supposed to have we'd say, "Oh, you want a WHEEL! �Why didn't you say so?"
Years of retail will do that to you, and old habits die hard.
Stephen

--- On Wed, 4/10/13, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:

From: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject: more free rims, near San Diego
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 3:08 PM

I also have a couple sets of steel wheels to give away. All have bad
tires. Stock Vanagon wheels.� Must take at least 2.

Mark

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