Todd Kuzma wrote:
> On Feb 7, 2005, at 8:11 PM, John Thompson wrote:
>
>> On th subject of tubulars, or sew-ups, or whatever you prefer to call
>> them -- I have a set of Clement Campionato del Mundo SETAs (on Super
>> Champ rims with high flange Record hubs and flat skewers -- yum!) with
>> plenty of tread left, but dry sidewalls. In the old days, I could get
>> little bottles of liquid latex for fixing this but my supply is gone
>> and I haven't found anyone who stocks it. What are other people doing
>> for their aging sidewalls?
>
>
> Er, replacing them with new tires?
>
> Seriously, putting goop on the sidewalls may temporarily keep the tires
> from exploding, but they are no longer the same tires. They will not
> ride the same, nor will they look the same. Time for new tires.
If they were generic tires, I'd probably just replace them as you suggest. But not these; they're keepers. Besides, where can you get new Campionato del Mondo Setas these days without spending and arm and a leg and a first born child?
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA