Philcycles@aol.com wrote:
> The "tire saver" is one of the greatest hoaxes in cycling./ I all the years I
> rode on sewups I don't think they ever saved one flat. The classic tire
> saver-a piece of rounded wire with a couple of plastic tubes pressing it against
> the-tire is incapable of exerting enough force to remove a grain of sand, much
> less the ubiquitous "flint."
While I'm not convinced of the effectiveness of "tire savers" they do have sufficient pressure to dislodge sand. That's one of the reasons I stopped using them many years ago -- the rear one would dump a huge amount of grit onto the chain.
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA