Re: [CR]Tubular glue

(Example: Production Builders:Frejus)

Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:45:51 -0600
From: "M4Campy" <M4Campy@aol.com>
Cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Tubular glue
References: <3D2CB418.7000704@worrall.co.nz>


tech@worrall.co.nz wrote:
> In the late eighties/early nineties the USCF (I think) ran a series
> of tests of tubular glues, including Fastak.
> The test results are at:
> http://www.engr.ukans.edu/%7Ektl/bicycle/bicycle.html
> As I recall, the conclusion was that the best glue at the time was
> Vittoria Mastik One, followed by Continental.
> I remember this being discussed awhile back and another thing that seemed to be agreed on was don't mix glues!

Literally, stick to one:) I used to do Clement red stuff on the rims cause it built a nice base and then conti on the basetape since it wss clear and I was a bit messy/lazy but it seemed tires creeped a but more creeping me out!

Mike Wilkinson
Paker, CO