Re: [CR] Tubular Cement

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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:54:33 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: Re: [CR] Tubular Cement


Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> For several years I have used only Tufo tape on tubular tires.
> Haven't tried it on non-Tufo tubulars yet, which means all the
> tubulars I've installed the last couple of years have been Tufos.
> But it works great on Tufo tubulars and I'd guess it works fine on
> most others as well. INFINITELY quicker and easier and cleaner than
> rim cement. One step and you're done and ready to ride. Although it
> does help to prestretch new tubulars as with rim cement.

I've used the Tufo tape on non-Tufo tubulars (Hutchinson, Vittoria, Wolber) and it works, although I find the "Extreme" tape easier to deal with than the standard tape.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA