RE: [CR]In praise of Carnac touring shoes and Vittoria Kevlar tir es

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From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: "'Roadgiant@cs.com'" <Roadgiant@cs.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]In praise of Carnac touring shoes and Vittoria Kevlar tir es
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:45:39 -0700


Hey Scott,

Last I heard, people on this list were bemoaning the lack of a US distributor for those. Does the "LA" in your sig mean Los Angeles? If so, is it OK if I ask where you got 'em? (I "need" a pair)

Mark Bulgier Seattle, Wa USA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roadgiant@cs.com [mailto:Roadgiant@cs.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 1:20 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]In praise of Carnac touring shoes and Vittoria
> Kevlar tires
>
>
> Listers!
> Yesterday I took delivery of my Carnac Carlit touring
> shoes that were
> discussed last week and then rode them 82 miles. Wow.
> Amazingly comfortable,
> wider than the Dettos that I have been suffering with, and
> supple enough to
> walk in very comfortably. They cost about 75.00 and have a
> leather upper.
> Look better than the Sidi Touring shoes, I think.
> Also, I'm riding Vittoria Kevlar Rallye tubulars and
> have gone 1,000
> miles without a flat! These are amazing tires and I've ridden
> them over all
> kinds of road surfaces here in LA. The tread is wearing thin,
> but they
> soldier on. Great value in a tubular as well. Got mine for
> 9.00 a piece from
> Ontario.
> It's been a good week for riding.
>
>
> Scott Smith
> LA