Originally Posted by maddog34

forgot to glue a sew-up tire in place on my Mitzutani Super Lite racer... had a flat on a ride, just slipped the spare on, and rode home,,, two days later i was racing my neighbor(he had a peugeot p-10) i went into a not-very-tight right hander at full speed ahead... then went sideways into a white picket fence at about 40 mph..

i never neglected to glue a sew up on after that........ the road rash was epic... gravel, splinters and all that fun stuff... a rose bush or briar got involved too... or both.

i had to fix the fence the next day.. fresh paint included... i was still bleeding a bit......... i paid mom back for the wood and paint.

Specialized Turbo high pressure clinchers came out the next year.... thank gawd. i overheard two guys talking about them at Phil's Schwinn Cyclery, B-H Highway, Beaverton...
a month later, i had bought and laced up a pair of clincher rims......