[CR] "Palmer" tires

(Example: Racing)

Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:01:24 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] "Palmer" tires


Older Italian race photos (1920s let's say) refer to "Palmer" tires. Would a reference in that period mean that the rider was actually using a Palmer Tire Co. tire or had the use of that name become the default for the name to refer to a tubular racing tire??? I'm going to use a photo of Binda blowing up a tire with his mouth (is that even possible?) and they refer to it as a Palmer. Thanks.

Angel Garcia Long Valley NJ

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