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Old 05-03-09 | 02:49 PM
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pacificaslim
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From: Pacifica, CA

Bikes: Lapierre Pulsium 500 FdJ, Ritchey breakaway cyclocross, vintage trek mtb.

Originally Posted by SoreFeet
It would be nice if local bike shops would be willing to order bulk sew ups at a reasonable cost for a buyer wanting them.

In my old catalogs I see ads for 15$ silk tires and 8$ cotton tires. Adjusted to inflation these tires still don't cost 100$ of today for a good tire. I'm hoping there will be some sort of invented tire where you can unzip and throw a new tube in, re glue it back up. You'd think there would be someway to do this.
You can unsew them, patch them, and sew them up again. These are reasonably priced:

http://www.yellowjersey.org/tt.html
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