>On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:05 PM, donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
>> The reason tire savers are not sold today is that racing (and not
>> touring) bikes have become the norm; tire savers add drag;
>> round-the-world tours are less frequent; and manufacturers claim that
>> kevlar belts work 'almost as well' as tire savers.
>
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>What I have yet to figure out is how to mount tire savers and fenders on the
>same bike. I'd love to tour with tire savers, but I sure as heck ain't
>gonna tour without fenders. Am I missing something?
See this bike with both tire savers and fenders.
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/
Sorry, the tire savers are a bit hard to see - we published the image as a 2-page spread in Vintage Bicycle Quarterly Vol. 1, No. 3 in a larger format...
However, for touring, I usually take backroads that are clean, and I get very few flats. It's riding in urban areas and on the shoulders of main roads that requires tire savers.
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
140 Lakeside Ave #C
Seattle WA 98122
http://www.bikequarterly.com