In a message dated 3/1/04 12:22:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, Carb7008@cs.com
writes:
> I'm debating on what to do with the original sew-up wheels that came with
> some of my vintage bikes. For the casual riding I do, I prefer the
> advantages of
> clinchers. I prefer not to spend hundreds for a spare set of nice clincher
> wheels with Campy hubs (as I can sometimes buy an entire vintage bike for
> this
> amount). Yet, I hesitate to destroy perfectly good original wheels by
> converting them to clinchers. As a consequence of this dilemma, the sew-up
> equipped
> bikes don't get ridden, which is perhaps the greatest loss.
>
Presuming all the bikes in question are 5 speed, one set of clinchers should
work on them all if you don't mind swapping wheels before a ride and checking
the derailleur adjustment.
I'm a sew up guy, so my approach is to buy tires and enjoy the superior ride.
If you have any OLD Italian sew up rims, you want to trade for clincher rims,
let's talk off list.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA