how to carry a spare tire?
I am racing on my Tubulars on Sunday. 110 miles, 11,000 feet of climbing.I have a spare tubular tire, but I'm not sure the best way to bring it. I have an old seat bag that is big enough, should I take that or just put it in my jersey or attach it with an elastic band to the seatpost?
Also, should I carry co2 or a can of inflate repair or both? |
Is there wheel support?
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Figure 8 across back of your shoulders.
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There will be support, but given that it's so long, it could be a while before they get to me. I will also have a set
of clinchers in the support car. |
Originally Posted by Voodoo76
(Post 5306121)
Figure 8 across back of your shoulders.
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Get one of those bags that Thompson seatposts come in. Put your tire in that and carry it in your jersey. This works for a teammate of mine.
Shayne |
I fold mine in 1/6s and attached with a tire holder. Toe strap works well too.
Tubular holder (made by Vittoria and Zeus), attaches to your seat rails. http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/a5/50/2c5b_12.JPG Figure 8 back in the day. http://web.tiscali.it/bunkerit/bartali/barta.jpg http://www.campyonly.com/images/bartali1948tour.gif |
use a toe strap to the seat rails. that was the standard way back in the 80s when some people were still training on sewups. make sure it's prestretched and has some glue on it
the figure eight only works with wool jerseys and bike that have a four speed cluster or less |
I carry my spare tire securely around my waist. It gets especially big after a weekend of beer and poker. Oh wait...you're actually talking about tyres. Nevermind then. Carry on.
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The old-school method was to put your tubulars in a sock to keep them clean and then lash that to your seat rails with an old toe strap. Back then you could also buy seat bags built just for this purpose. See my avatar for an example. There were two tubulars in the bag when I took the picture.
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Originally Posted by irish pat
(Post 5306040)
I am racing on my Tubulars on Sunday. 110 miles, 11,000 feet of climbing.I have a spare tubular tire, but I'm not sure the best way to bring it. I have an old seat bag that is big enough, should I take that or just put it in my jersey or attach it with an elastic band to the seatpost?
Also, should I carry co2 or a can of inflate repair or both? |
Originally Posted by mollusk
(Post 5307515)
The old-school method was to put your tubulars in a sock to keep them clean and then lash that to your seat rails with an old toe strap. Back then you could also buy seat bags built just for this purpose. See my avatar for an example. There were two tubulars in the bag when I took the picture.
http://ww2.hereweare.us:8080/images/.../side-rear.jpg I'm not sure I would bother with it if there was wheel support but that is a long race though and you can change tubulars pretty fast so YMMV. |
Originally Posted by irish pat
(Post 5306165)
are you serious? won't this be uncomfortable?
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Chipcom carries his just above his hips. You can see it bulging through the lycra.
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put it in your jersey
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Originally Posted by wfrogge
(Post 5309698)
put it in your jersey
I like the way it is attatched to the bike with the toe straap and velcro, I can also put some co2 in the sock. |
I say this with all due respect, that is about the butt-uglyiest thing I have seen in a long time. If anybody's on the fence regarding clincher/tube and that doesn't give them an answer, well, I just don't know what would.
I said "with all due respect"!! |
Originally Posted by bvfrompc
(Post 5310299)
I say this with all due respect, that is about the butt-uglyiest thing I have seen in a long time. If anybody's on the fence regarding clincher/tube and that doesn't give them an answer, well, I just don't know what would. I said "with all due respect"!!
There are alternatives. I have the the Vittoria holder I pictured above. If you fold the tire a bit more you will get this. http://www.h3odesign.com/Misc_Images/Tubular003.jpghttp://www.h3odesign.com/Misc_Images/Tubular004.jpg Again, a toe strap will do the same thing. You can also use the toe strap wrpped arond the tire the other way and put it in your pocket, it will be about 6"x4"x2". There are also nice leather bags to go around the tire, i should get one but the spare is a crappy tire and I don't worry about UV damage. |
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Here's other views of the Tufo bag:
http://www.worldclasscycles.com/spare_tire_bag.htm ...and here's the one I use: http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...MODE=&TFC=TRUE Can you tell the difference, other than the logo? |
Originally Posted by iab
(Post 5310867)
There are alternatives. I have the the Vittoria holder I pictured above. If you fold the tire a bit more you will get this.
http://www.h3odesign.com/Misc_Images/Tubular003.jpghttp://www.h3odesign.com/Misc_Images/Tubular004.jpg Again, a toe strap will do the same thing. You can also use the toe strap wrpped arond the tire the other way and put it in your pocket, it will be about 6"x4"x2". There are also nice leather bags to go around the tire, i should get one but the spare is a crappy tire and I don't worry about UV damage. |
Toe Straps, Bungee Cords. Really, we can do better than that! The question here on BF should be "what i$ the most expen$ive way to carry a $pare tire"? :lol:
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If you have 2 bottle cages and use 1 bottle, you can carry your tubular in the empty one secured with a rubber band.
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