Originally Posted by
Brian Ratliff
Might have to do with rim width. Are they the standard 19mm width, or the newer 22-ish mm width? I just built up a set of basic track tubulars a week or so ago; I'll be putting Conti Stayers on them, which have a seam (no channel on the rim). I'll let you know how it goes. I did this once before; seemed to work okay. But maybe I just wasn't very attentive the first time around.
Thanks for the heads up on the width. You are correct. The channel-less rim is 21.57mm and the other rim is 19.15mm. I'm thinking gp4000 since these are basically TT or flat-ish road rides and yes, let me know how the Stayers workout.