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01-03-26 | 10:21 AM

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jonwvara

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Originally Posted by Aardwolf

If you go to the tyres page: https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/...s-tires/4007/s
It has Tire Type: Folding | Rigid.

Well, that takes us right back to square one. True, the site classifies tires as either "rigid" or "folding." Some tubular tires are classified as folding, and some as rigid. But what do those categories mean? What is a rigid tubular? A tubular than can't be folded? Can't all tubulars be folded?

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