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Old 09-18-07, 01:57 PM
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was my fault though. I glued them like I do my triathlon tubes, which is "Put enough on there to make them stick, but not too much so they are too hard to get off during a race". Couple that with the fact that cross tires are only running at ~40 psi vs 120+ on the road. If you've ever tried to pull off a tubular that has 120 psi in it, it's pretty impossible, even with no glue. Not so much evidently for one with 45 psi.

So, talking to a friend of mine, I use maybe 1 tube per wheel. He uses 2-2.5 and has not rolled a tubular in 10+ seasons and he races Elite. Needless to say, I picked some more glue up today.
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