The tyres in question were the Clement 2001... I have a pair in service and a few spares and yes, tricky to carry as a spare. They used a quick fill sealant from Clement for flats. Hard to coax onto the rim until they are WELL stretched (huh John) I do have a vague recollection about the Wolber Liberty, it may have been their "Moi aussi". Matt Gorski Masiville, CA
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> > I am not sure of the question here, and looked and could not find any
> > paper to back it up, but I seem to remember a sew-up tire made that
would
> > fit a clincher rim. I am not sure if it was for 700C or 27".
> >
> > If it happened, it was in the 80s sometime. I seem to remember a blurb
in
> > Bicycling about it, and was not able to find it.
> >
> >
> >
> I can't remember the name, but we have several of them, by Wolber.
>
> They were round molded, tough to carry as spares, but very neat , round,
and
> slim.
> Silvery sidewall, black tread.
>
> They were more of a 'clincher' that the wire-on tires that we mistakenly
call
> clinchers today.
>
> Sheldon 'lighter than me, but perthaps more enlightened' Brown's lexicon
> might agree.
>
> As far as the 27" tubs, Barum, Soyo, and others used this nomenclature to
> differentiate the '700c' from the 26" size.
>
> I have 'single tube' (shellac-on one-piece tires) from the old days that
were
> available for wood, iron-clad wood, or all-metal rims in both 28 and 26"
(and
> possibly smaller) sizes
>
> There were 'racing' models of these that approach the fattest sew-ups we
used
> 30 years ago.
>
> Larry 'hood covers, not hoods' Black