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07-21-08 | 03:45 PM

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Road Fan

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Bikes: 1980 Masi, 1984 Mondonico, 1984 Trek 610, 1980 Woodrup Giro, 2005 Mondonico Futura Leggera ELOS, 1967 PX10E, 1971 Peugeot UO-8

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Originally Posted by cranky old road

I encourage you to use only Continental rim cement with the Giros. I used a different brand (don't remember which) and the solvent in the glue loosened the glue that holds the base tape on. The edges of the base tape are loose and puckered now. Possibly a health hazard. YMMV

I saw something like this with Giros of 10 or 15 years ago, but the current ones seem to have bare cotton outer layers, and at least so far no such issues IME. How old were these tires?

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