1999 Shimano WH-7700 wheels

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Front Wheel

739 grams without skewer

Rear Wheel

963 grams without skewer

Front hub showing spoke crossing.

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Spoke pairs from left and right flanges are approximately parallel.

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Rear hub uses a titanium cassette body.

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Rear hub showing oversized aluminum alloy nipples.

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Brake track is bead blasted, not machined.

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Seam is sleeved, not welded. Warning label covers joint.

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Spoke hole at rim shows some dimpling.

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Warning! RTFM and adjust your brakes.

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