Re: [CR]DT shifters too close to fork crown & wiping tires

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:14:00 -0500
From: "John Wood" <braxton72@gmail.com>
To: "donald gillies" <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]DT shifters too close to fork crown & wiping tires
In-Reply-To: <20080829170528.906F019D8D@ug6.ece.ubc.ca>
References: <20080829170528.906F019D8D@ug6.ece.ubc.ca>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

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.

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?

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John Wood
Washington Island, Wisconsin, USA