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From: lkl@houxm.UUCP (L.LUNAS)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Flat Tire Epidemic
Message-ID: <1289@houxm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 09:07:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 19 09:07:13 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jul-85 10:41:31 EDT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Concerning two suggestions that have appeared on flat
tire problem:
	1. using "strapping" tape for a rim strip on clincher
	tires.  I tried that but had real problems since I had
	spokes that were a bit too long an stuck through nipple.
	The strapping tape stretched around spoke and was pierced
	by sharp spoke end and caused several flats. (I recommend
	the cloth rim tapes)

	2. someone said "get rid of the clinchers and ride
	sew-ups"  Which was good advice 10 years ago.  With modern
	clinchers what is the point of the frustrations of sew-ups,
	(even though I always race on sew-ups I seldom train or
	commute on them)
Les Lunas
AT&T - Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, NJ

(Happy riding, no matter what you believe :-)  O/O