I've tried a couple of different search, both within the forum and through t'interweb ('Google' n'at) to try and dig out more conclusive information on the different types of Marchesini wheels that were/are available for the (road) 916.
I've got my orginal Brembo three-spoke wheels tucked away for safe keeping and currently have a set of the 'aluminium' Marchesini wheels, but I', still on teh look out for a clean set of magnesium alloy wheels (in the five spoke, not 'snow flake' design).
Does anyone have details on how to identify a genuine set of wheels? What to be looking out for? Part Nos? The last thing I want to do is pay over the odds for a set of race wheels, that'll not fit my road axle...
The cast aluminum five-spoke version have a line molded into both sides of the spokes. The magnesium wheels don’t have these lines. Here's a picture of the mag ones.
You also have the road version and multiple race versions:
for the front - Big hub narrow track - Big hub wide track
for the read - small axle (early 955) - Big axle (later models) - There are also versions of forged 5 spokes that used to be slightly different on the rear wheels for Factory versions.
Do all the magnesium alloy wheels have a lattice/webbing behind the (rear wheel) 'spokes' for strengthening or was the design changed?
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I have two sets of Magnesium Marchesinis. one has the lattice stiffeners inside the spoke sections, the other set does not. I am told that the ones without the stiffeners are from a 955 race bike (small axle).