Donald Gillies wrote:
> There is an extremely simple solution to the problem (I think).
> Purchase a set of tire savers. Honestly, i've NEVER had a flat
> while using tire savers on slick road tires. Caveat : I've never used
> tubulars, however.
>
> http://www.loosescrews.com/
>
> When you get your first flat, simply bend the tire savers into
> position to rub against the spare tubular. You might incur a 0.25 mph
> drag penalty, but the chance of getting a second flat will be so close
> to zero, that others in you group will probably exhaust their spare
> tubes before you get a second flat on your backup tubular.
My big complaint with tire savers is that they dump a lot of grit on the chain.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA