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From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Components
Message-ID: <165@rocky2.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 22:06:47 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 22:06:47 1986
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Organization: Rockefeller Univ., N.Y.C. 10021
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>I'd like to stimulate discussion of neat new components that HAVEN'T
>been invented yet.  What do you most need that no one manufactures?
>
> ...
>
>Michael L. Scott
>University of Rochester    (716) 275-7745
>scott@rochester.arpa       scott%rochester@CSNET-RELAY
>{decvax, allegra, seismo, cmcl2}!rochester!scott

I have been thinking about a zip-up tire to replace the sew-up tire
for a long time now.  Sew-ups really do ride better than clinchers
but the maintenance is ridiculous.  If we could zip them to patch
the inner tubes, we could have most of the best of both worlds.

With regard to you problem with locking the front wheel, let me
suggest you do what I do.  I live in New York City where bike theft
and vandalism is pretty bad.  I have also lived in Boston where it
is bad too.  I use a cheap cable lock to lock my front wheel and
use the U-shaped lock for the rear wheel and frame.  A thief COULD
get through the cheapo lock but it hardly seems worth his effort
for just a lousy front wheel.

This seems to be his outlook as well, because I have used this
method heavily for seven years now and have had no attempts at all
made on my front wheels.  Other things have been taken but no one
seems to go for my cable lock.

Tom Reingold
Rockefeller University
New York City
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