Forgot to sign off. Not the way to start the New Year!
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
On Jan 2, 2011, at 12:20 PM, Ted Ernst wrote:
> That's a real tire of the older classics!
> I rode on them a lot, even used them for regular riding with my wife on our Campy equipped Gitane 531 tandem back in the '70's. It weighed in at 38# Not bad for the era.
> Those 66's were tuff, lite, and fast!, held the road like a million bux.
> That tire was made/introduced for the 1966 World's Road races which were held that year on the Nurburgring Grand Prix car racing course.
> Just a little trivia to start the new year right.
>
> On Jan 2, 2011, at 11:34 AM, John wrote:
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>> Take a look at this!
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>> http://www.euroasiaimports.net/
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>> J.Pergolizzi
>> Torino, Italy
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>> On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Peter Weigle wrote:
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>>>>>> That had confirmed the conventional knowledge of the time: Don't ride
>>>>>> silks in the rain.
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>> peter weigle
>>> lyme, ct.
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>>>> John,
>>>>
>>>> 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. ... "
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But opposite directions? John, I want to ride with you. Riding in company is
>>>> a good thing.
>>>>
>>>> In the rain? What if I am right, and an hour in the rain causes those tires
>>>> to balloon out to 33 millimeters or more? Better to ride them on sunny,
>>>> smooth pavement and keep them for many such rides!