Re: [CR] Was silk/seta tubular ride, now tubulars in the wet (John)

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Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 15:44:27 -0500
From: "George Hollenberg" <ghollmd@gmail.com>
To: oroboyz@aol.com
Cc: jpweigle@sbcglobal.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Was silk/seta tubular ride, now tubulars in the wet (John)


I still have several set of Clement 66's-but my days of rain riding are gone. My reflexes too. George Geirge Hollenberg MD

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
> Ah ha! Strada 66's with the "Nest of bee" tread?
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> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Weigle <jpweigle@sbcglobal.net>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Sun, Jan 2, 2011 1:39 pm
> Subject: Re: [CR] Was silk/seta tubular ride, now tubulars in the wet
> (John)
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> >>>That had confirmed the conventional knowledge of the time: Don't ride
> >>> silks in the rain.
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> John, Earl, George, all,,,
> Many of us used to use Clement Strada 66's as our rain tire for crits and
> road races, seemed to be the tire of choice for many New Enlander's who
> wanted to saty upright!
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> peter weigle
> lyme, ct.
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> > John,
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> > You got the right start with "...gives us both a pair of nos Seta Extras.
> > You mount yours on Earle built wheels, I'll mount min on Pergo wheels.
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> > But opposite directions? John, I want to ride with you. Riding in company
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> > a good thing.
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> > In the rain? What if I am right, and an hour in the rain causes those >
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> > to balloon out to 33 millimeters or more? Better to ride them on sunny,
> > smooth pavement and keep them for many such rides!
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-- George

George Hollenberg MD
CT, USA