verktyg wrote:
> > Wow, fun. Can I safely use these tyres?
>
> NO!
>
> Michelin Elan tires were unsafe at any speed, especially the first
> generation. These were the first mass produced tires that tried to offer
> sewup like performance in a clincher tire and rim.
>
> The problem with the Elans was in their construction. They had a casing
> made of a very red thin nylon hairnet like material with very thick gum
> rubber sidewalls. The hairnet just wasn't robust enough!
>
Never experienced this with the very early set of red Elans I had. The beads stretched so much they wouldn't stay seated on the rim after a few rides
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands