On 2/22/2011 5:50 AM, Dan Werle wrote:
> I'm writing an article for Cyclocross Magazine discussing the history
> of cyclo-cross tires. From what I've gathered thus far, most riders
> prior to 1950 used road tires. In 1950, Clement started manufacturing
> cyclo-cross tires, and they were generally considered the gold
> standard for tires for many, many decades that followed. I'd like to
> learn more about some of the more obscure tires: Barum, Wolber,
> Pneudan, Cole(?), Dourdoigne, and some very durable and quite rare
> tires that were simply stamped 'U.S.S.R' or 'C.C.C.P'. If you have any
> information or photographs of tires used in decades past, I'd love to
> hear from you.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dan
>
not my area of expertice, but knobbly tyres were already available in 1913 -- mvg
Marten Gerritsen Kiel Windeweer Netherlands
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