Enthusiasm on Wheels
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Bikes: 1953 Schwinn Debutante, 1971 Hercules 3-speed, 1973 Schwinn Suburban, 1990 Huffy White River, 1990-something Bianchi Advantage, 1996 Trek 800
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My Burley has Velomax Vistas on them. They're rockin' wheels--seem to be putting up with Kansas City streets and Michelleish abuse. My only gripe is that innertubes them with the super-long valve stems are too expensive, so I am using the cheaper tubes with a valve-stem extender.
That, and you really should peel the decals off them when you get 'em. Those decals put the butt into butt-ugly.
They're surprisingly easy to change a tire on. I've had both the original Vittorio Rubino tires on, then I had to replace the back tire due to an inhospitable bit of construciton debris slashing a hole in the original tire, and I put on a Torelli of some description (same size 700x23) with no problem whatsoever. With the deeply flanged rim, I thought it would be hard to coax a new tire on, but it slid right on like it wanted to be there.
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