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From: wagner@uw-june (Dave Wagner)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Freewheels, gearing, etc.
Message-ID: <197@uw-june>
Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 14:51:14 EST
Article-I.D.: uw-june.197
Posted: Mon Dec 16 14:51:14 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Dec-85 03:35:11 EST
References: <539@harvard.UUCP> <ihlpg.1472> <394@cubsvax.UUCP>
Organization: U of Washington Computer Science
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Summary: Tire terminology

In article <394@cubsvax.UUCP>, peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin) writes:
> Also, I believe the word "clincher" is actually out of date;  real clinchers
> (I think) didn't have any kind of wire in the bead, but the rubber was
> shaped around the bottom into a notch with mated with a complementary
> cross-section on the rim.  Beaded tires were the next evolutionary step.

In fact, the preferred terminology for today's non-tubular tires is
"wired-on" tires.  (soon to be changed to "kevlar'd on"? :-))

			Dave Wagner
			University of Washington Comp Sci Department
			wagner@washington.arpa
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