Peter Kohler wrote:
I do have Clement Criteriums on my '80 Raleigh Team Pro and again, fingers crossed, no problems and the sweetest ride.. no clincher rides like this. And I don't buy this notion that tubulars puncture more than clinchers.
The other thing about tubulars and some will say oh here he goes again... it's what these machines were built and designed for. It means you can use the original and distinctive rims. And if you're happy with a modern wheelset on a classic bike... well great. I ain't. The rims and wheelsets of a bike are, to me, integral to its character, both in appearance and the ride "experience". No clincher rim looks like a tubular one like a gorgeous Mavic Monthlery Legere or even a run of the mill Fiamme Red Label.
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What he said! Finally, something Peter and I agree on! <ggggggggggggggggg>
There is no ride in the world like the ride of a set of perfectly aged Clement Criterium Seta Extras...except maybe the ride of a pair of perfectly aged Clement Paris-Roubaix Setas. And, of course, they talk so sweetly at speed, unlike any other tire I know of.
Far as I'm concerned, you can't know how truly fine a top vintage-lightweight can be until you put some Criterium Seta Extras on it.
And, as Peter says, and rightly, a 1974 Colnago Super just doesn't look right with anything else.
Charles "test-drove a 1999 BMW 540iT wagon, and I want that thing so bad I can't hardly stand it...'cept it's a terrible gas-guzzler, so we'll probably pass...still, like the experience of riding Seta Extras, driving this baby is something everyone should do once...at least..<g>" Andrews
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