Re: [CR] Crazy-Cheap Challenge Criterium Tubulars

From: "Scott L. Minneman" <minneman@onomy.com>
To: 'donald gillies' <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20091023074329.19F8C4F419@lvs1-r4.ece.ubc.ca>
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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:12:26 -0700
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Subject: Re: [CR] Crazy-Cheap Challenge Criterium Tubulars

Ummm...careful now...that's not a tubular, is it? It's an "open tubular" (which is really a light clincher in marketing-speak).

It's a nice tire, but it's not a proper tubular.

Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA, USA

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of donald gillies Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 12:43 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] Crazy-Cheap Challenge Criterium Tubulars

For those of you restoring bicycles that originally came with Clement Criterium (cotton) tubulars, the Clement employees formed a company called "Challenge" and Excel Sports in Boulder is blowing out their modern product, the handmade "Challenge Criterium" tubulars, which may be the correct tire for your vintage restoration ...

http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?page=8&description=Criterium%20Open%20Tub ular&vendorCode=CHALLENG&major=1&minor=27

http://tinyurl.com/yj7jjqt

$38.88 per tire.

supposedly the price is below wholesale.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA, USA