Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
No what? I've ridden tubulars for 40 years. I rode on them today and have every day for the last month.
If you send out 99% of the cycling public on a bike with 30 year old tubulars, they'll be pavement surfing within the week. It is only a matter of how bad the outcome.
The rim glue has dried out. This will be obvious to anyone with even a passing knowledge of these wheels. But worse, so has the glue bonding the base tape to the tire casing. So even if you reglue the current tires, the base tape will peel off of the tire on the first hard bumpy corner.
So that means the original WHEELS shouldn't even be included? You're making this way too difficult. The OP (or anyone in this position) should either replace the tires or point out that they need to be replaced and educate the buyer, if necessary, about tubulars.
Rather than assume someone buying a Merckx is an idiot and will kill themselves on 30 year old tubulars. Merckx buyers aren't exactly the definition of "99% of the cycling public."