I've ridden many bikes with clinchers that were not my own. They were a rough, unpleasant ride, even with 100 psi (I'm only 145 lbs), and scary making high speed turns. They also had poor acceleration in a jump.
Michael
On May 30, 2009, at 3:30 AM, <kfhume@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> If you have never used anything other than tubulars on your bikes
> then how do you know that nothing else compares with their ride
> quality ?
>
> Regards
>
> Ken Hume
> London, England
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Allison" <cyclo_one@verizon.net
> >
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Cc: "Charles Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR] tubular tires : someone rides something other?
>
>
>
> "I've never used anything but tubulars on my bikes. Nothing compares
> to their handling and ride quality no matter what the road
> conditions."
>
> Michael Allison
> New York, NY