Having recently reacquired a bike that uses tubulars, I now have to deal with one task that I never seemed to do all that well oh so many years ago. So I'm asking for advice and pointers for mounting new tubular tires on old rims. Do I try and get the old glue off first? That glue is probably 15 years old. Will a layer of new glue reactivate the old stuff? I put the tires on the rims and pumped them up without gluing. Will they stretch at all doing this? When I go to put the tires on for good, do I put a layer of glue on both the rim and the tire? How much glue is enough, how much is too much?
rob hawks
richmond, ca