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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-27-14, 01:49 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

I've glued tires and other than being careful...

I've glued tires and other than being careful about putting them on and checking them after the fact I've raced on them the next day. Well 24 hours the next day, not "glue at 11 PM and race at 6 PM"...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-14-14, 06:36 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

I should point out that I will complain if I have...

I should point out that I will complain if I have a tire fail on me earlier than I reasonably expect. For example I was pretty bummed about my 50 meter CX because I'd saved it for a particular race....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-14-14, 06:31 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

I've cut a tire such that it couldn't be repaired...

I've cut a tire such that it couldn't be repaired in less than 50 meters, riding a brand new tire to the registration area at a race. I've "through-spotted" a tire in a race or two, where the casing...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-13-14, 05:22 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

Julich. Bobby Julich. Holy smokes. I think a...

Julich. Bobby Julich. Holy smokes.

I think a clincher rim lets the tubular tire sink so low that it doesn't stretch as much, that's my recollection.

Pre-stretching - I don't bother now. I find...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-14, 09:37 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

1991. Fignon and Bugno were the big Gatorade...

1991. Fignon and Bugno were the big Gatorade riders, with Dirk Dewolf a secondary attraction. They were all on vacation though so they didn't take it seriously.

Lemond and Kvasvoll (sp?) seemed...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-14, 08:12 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

Hutchinson. He rolled a basetape in the last Tour...

Hutchinson. He rolled a basetape in the last Tour he did, the crash where he hit the deck at high speed. 2010? The mechanic talks about it in a Velonews article...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-14, 06:18 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

^ To add the Armstrong thing he rolled a...

^

To add the Armstrong thing he rolled a base tape in his last Tour. I've seen one other tire by that same company roll a base tape, under a good friend of mine. I've also peeled my own tires off,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-17-12, 11:31 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

Contis also use butyl tubes. All the other tires...

Contis also use butyl tubes. All the other tires I've used have latex.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-17-12, 11:30 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

I got 2 years of racing out of the last set of...

I got 2 years of racing out of the last set of Vittorias. We're talking Sundays (30-70 miles), Tues nights (1-2 hrs), and a few Wednesdays (1 hr). Plus a couple training rides. I flatted both tires...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-17-12, 09:39 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 12,765
Posted By carpediemracing

^ yep. But I also use Bontragers, both the...

^ yep.

But I also use Bontragers, both the $79 and $89 ones (I don't know the actual name, XXRacerXLiteXXX or whatever and the same name minus one X for the other). They're made in the same...
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