Thread: Tubular Tire
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Old 05-27-19 | 11:26 AM
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eric044
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Bikes: Nashbar Race SIS, Spalding Road Step Through Single Speed, Kent Road Single Speed, 630 Cruiser, Fuji Odessa mountain bike

Happy Memorial Day! Learning a lot about tubular tire setups. Almost got the first one off, but I used a lot of glue and it isn't easy. I imagine I'll get it off, stretch it more, and then get it on nice.

An interesting thing occurred though. I noticed the front tire was out of air. Then saw then the glue had lost hold. So, I took it off, soon learning there might be a problem near the valve, because the tire looked to be in good condition. Seeing that it held air for a little while I applied glue, a different and perhaps stronger glue, Vittoria. Got the tire to set nice but then noticed after a few hours that air had left the tire. Messed with the valve stem a bit and put more air in. Wondering how finicky the tire valve stems are, differences in stem sizes, and where air may be leaking from.
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