Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfclp!paul From: paul@hpfclp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Re: clinchers.vs.sewups Message-ID: <4200006@hpfclp.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 11:03:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfclp.4200006 Posted: Fri Sep 7 11:03:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 07:23:19 EDT References: <15348@arizona.UUCP> Lines: 24 Nf-ID: #R:arizona:-1534800:hpfclp:4200006:000:1100 Nf-From: hpfclp!paul Sep 17 07:03:00 1984 Haven't ever ridden many miles on sewups, I can't speak for them. I have ridden quite a few miles on Specialized Touring II's (1") and have been fairly happy with them. As soon as I get my second flat on a tire, I generally throw away the tire because my experience has been that once flats start occurring, the tire has lot a lot of its rubber. In the case of clinchers, the tube is also very important. I'm fairly heavy (185) and ride standard tubes. Some of my heavier friends have tried some of the higher performance lighter tubes, and they seem to get more flats. Some of my lighter friends (women especially) ride Ultralight tires and tubes, and have no problems. I recently bought a new bicycle, and debated whether I wanted tubulars or clinchers. I decided on clinchers for 1 main reason - easier to repair on the road (at least for me anyhow!). It seems like a lot of triathletes and bike racers around here train on clinchers and ride tubulars when competing. Paul Beiser Hewlett-Packard Ft. Collins, Colorado ...{ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!paul