Re: [CR]Tubulars and sidewalls

(Example: Framebuilding:Technology)

Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 16:31:06 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Tubulars and sidewalls
References: <BE2E6F04.5DC4B%tullio@TheRamp.net> <42091706.3050407@new.rr.com> <420924AA.DCD10FBC@earthlink.net>
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Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Back in the day you were supposed to "solution" the side walls of your
> tubulars to "renew" them as they dried out.
>
> The product of choice on the West Coast was Jevelot\u2122 Tire Life, which is
> liquid latex. The layer of latex you added to the side wall was
> exceedingly thin, essentially replacing what was lost not adding
> additional thickness to the side wall at all.

[...]
> Periodic solutioning of your tubulars was one of those things you
> routinely did if you were conscientious about your bike's maintenance.
> Most of the people I rode with in the mid 1970s never bothered to
> solution their tubulars, but of course they didn't bother much with
> periodic maintenance of their race bikes either.

I've been doing it for years on all my tubulars -- I just finally ran out of my supply of solution. I appreciate all the responses, guys; thanks!

--
John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA