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From: dsn@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Tire Savers
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Date: Thu, 17-May-84 10:19:49 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 17 10:19:49 1984
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Regarding Bob Fishell's rave review of tire savers:  do you have tubular
tires or clinchers?  I had the (possibly erroneous) impression that tire
savers only made a significant difference for people who used tubular tires.

(For those who don't know:  clincher tires are the "normal" bicycle tires.
Tubular tires are more exotic.  They don't have inner tubes, and you mount
them on the wheel by gluing them on.  Supposedly they provide less rolling
resistance, but I've never been convinced of that.  Disadvantages are that
they need to be pumped up more often, and that they are more vulnerable to
punctures--hence the use of tire savers.)
-- 
Dana S. Nau
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