Yeah, I remember those nylon Panaracers, though mine weren't branded Raleigh. If they had been as resistant to puncturing as they were to stretching, it might have been worth the effort to mount them. Probably really didn't need glue to keep those puppies on the rim, if you could ever get them on.
Jerry "being reminded why most people now ride clinchers" Moos Big Spring, TX
John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote:
Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Has anoyone else except me ever asked themselves why they have to
> make tubulars so damn tight? Is it not possibly to make a tubular ID
> such that it can be held on a rim by pressure alone well enough to
> ride home carefully after a change, without making it too tight to
> install without pre-stretching?
Some brands are worse than others. The absolute worst I have ever encountered was a Raleigh-branded Panaracer tubular with a nylon casing. I bought several of these at a good price back in the day, and being young and strong then I was eventually able to mount a pair. I found some buried in my stash last year and thought I might give them a try, but I couldn't for the life of me even get them on a clean rim to stretch.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA