Paris Roubaix tubulars are still available in the US through a *couple* of distributors but who knows for how long. Also- *certain* distributors also have the hard to get Clement Elite Cross tubulars (in blue).
Tom Martin
Oakland CA
Rendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [CR]pirelli/clement
> These guys blew it ''BIG TIME!''..with the Clement name!
> I mentioned it here once before! First year of the MERCKX DOMO TEAM!
> Paris Roubaix! They swept the podium ........What was the choice of tire
for
> EDDY for this race, ( MATCH! ) Clement.....The week before the
introduction
> of the team I was at the factory............I was talking to Henry a
> warehouse manager,
> he said look there, Clement Paris Roubaix! He said they will be used for
the
> Match
> of Paris Roubaix!............I brought this up with the guys at Clement,
> till this day
> I have never received a reply.
>
> Instead of using this as a maketing tool for Clement, they decided to let
it
> waddle
> in the water!
>
> BC
> Baron C...................And the gang!!
> Renaissance cycles,
> Eindhoven Holland.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Martin" <tom@wilsonbike.com>
> To: <themaaslands@comcast.net>; "Classic Rendezvous"
> <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 6:43 PM
> Subject: [CR]pirelli/clement
>
>
> > Pirelli has owned the Clement brand for a while now. Just recently they
> > decided that they were going to retire the brand, then they decided not
to
> > do that.
> >
> > Tom Martin
> > Oakland CA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <themaaslands@comcast.net>
> > To: "Classic Rendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:46 PM
> > Subject: [CR]Vintage Tubular tires
> >
> >
> > > I have just received a number of silk tubulars from Italy. They are
all
> > marked Pirelli Cronoman seta extra. Does anybody have any idea as to the
> > vintage of these tires? When did Pirelli stop making tubulars? My
Italian
> > contacts have given me varying dates for the production of Pirelli
> tubulars.
> > The tires are exceedingly lightweight track tires.
> > >
> > > In the same shipment, I also got a few Pirelli Cronoman seta (without
> the
> > 'extra')tubulars, these seem to be road tires. Molded into the tread
> rubber
> > it says Clement, does this mean that Clement made all or a certain part
of
> > the Pirelli tubulars, or simply towards the end of the existence of
> Pirelli
> > tubulars?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steven Maasland
> > > Moorestown, NJ