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From: peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: tire savers
Message-ID: <359@cubsvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 14:09:34 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 10 14:09:34 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Sep-85 07:20:33 EDT
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Organization: Columbia Univ Biology, New York City
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In article <> dupuy@columbia.UUCP (Alex Dupuy) writes:
>
>Although I have a set of tire savers, I've never had the chance to use them,
>so I can't say whether they're worthwhile.  This summer, though, I got some of
>the new Kevlar belted tires (Specialized K-4s) before touring in Europe.  I
>did a fair amount of it on dirt roads and worse, and didn't get a single flat

I got a flat on my K-4's the first time out;  the tread picked up a piece of
glass which slowly worked its way in.  So I got tire savers.  Now it
sounds like there's a canary perched on my front wheel.  Then I found out
that real cyclists wipe their tires with their gloves;  I think I've mustered
enough courage to try this on the front wheel, so my front tire saver is
coming off.  (They do seem to work, however....)

Peter S. Shenkin      philabs!cubsvax!peters	Columbia Univ. Biol. Sci.


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