Ah ha! Strada 66's with the "Nest of bee" tread?
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----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)
>>>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.
> 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!