I don't know if it has been mentioned, but many of the riders I know from "back in the day" wore gloves precisely for wiping the tires. That's in a ddition to tire savers. Then again, I believe that at the time that was also because everyone rode tubulars. I'd guess that tire savers started to go out when high pressure clinchers became more common.
Steve James
Bronx, New York USA
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