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Bikes: 1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, early '70s Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Raleigh International, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mk1
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Originally Posted by
sbarner
I picked up several Veloflex Ravens last winter, shipped cheap from England and at a great price. They are plump and round, though I wish they had tan sidewalls. There is or was a tan version. These are very nice tires.
I use Continental glue, which I buy in the 350g cans. A coat on the rim, a coat on the basetape, some time to dry before another coat on the rim and I have to carry a steel tire lever with me to prize a flat tire off the rim.
My '72 Paramount came with serrated Mavic Monthlery Route rims. I suspect the Schwinn-labeled ones are smooth versions of the same rim with a different sticker, but they sure do reach silly numbers on eBay when they show up. They're good rims, soft as frozen butter. On the potholed roads we were riding in the mid-1970s, we relaced blipped rims almost as often as we changed tires.
I always used Tubasti in large part because that's what was generally available in my local shops. I was good with the glue. I tried tape a few times, maybe it was Velox tape. It made a sticky mess, but it was convenient. One abiding memory is from a 5-day trip in northern VT where I had managed to flat out enough times that all my spares were flat. I probably had 2-3 spares along with what was mounted on my wheels. I was up late into the night at some ski lodge that we slept at, patching and sewing. As for the rims, I've seen indications that the 330 designation refers to the weight and that Super Champion Record du Monde are 330g, so they may be the manufacturer. They even have a rainbow label, in a different orientation. My Paramount has Soper Champion Gentleman rims now, I'm going to cross my fingers and see if I can do a straight rims swap. I'm trying to find ERD data for both.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport