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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-01-13, 12:21 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

It would be interesting to do that to see if you...

It would be interesting to do that to see if you could tell the difference. Unfortunately, that's not a service which is available here in Japan. Looks like you're going to be our pioneer,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-01-13, 12:19 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

I didn't mean to suggest they were. Just the...

I didn't mean to suggest they were. Just the opposite, that latex is just one of the factors that makes a tyre good and that its qualities make it the material of choice for any manufacturer making...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-13, 04:59 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

I think it's more a case of those who put the...

I think it's more a case of those who put the effort into making nice tyres are only interested in using latex, the lightest option available, as that optimises rolling and is what people who spend...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-13, 04:33 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Thanks for the link. It confirms what I'm...

Thanks for the link. It confirms what I'm quickly finding out, that good tyres have latex inner tubes.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-13, 09:34 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

The Parigi-Roubaix is another tyre I like the...

The Parigi-Roubaix is another tyre I like the look of but which has latex inner tubes. I'm beginning to suspect that all the good tyres are the same and that pumping 'em up every day is just the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-13, 04:39 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Does anyone know if Vittoria Pavé tubular tyres...

Does anyone know if Vittoria Pavé tubular tyres have butyl inner tubes. Can't find the info anywhere. Their website doesn't say...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-13, 04:05 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

At sometime in the early days of this thread I...

At sometime in the early days of this thread I was persuaded to try a better tyre than the Rallys and Gommitalias that I was familiar with and ended up getting a pair of 25mm Veloflex Arenbergs. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-13, 01:43 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Sure, as little as it is. I only took to...

Sure, as little as it is. I only took to tubulars around a year ago and since then have fitted 8 or 10 tyres using Miyata tape and removed 3. I have no experience of Tufo tape or glue, except I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-13, 08:30 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Have you tried WD40? I had the...

Have you tried WD40? I had the sticky-blobs-with-wire-brush problem just the other day. Tried parts cleaner and pure alcohol with no effect. With WD40 they wiped straight off.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-13, 02:31 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Sarcasm? I think that's a very poor response to...

Sarcasm? I think that's a very poor response to the obvious effort made by gaucho777 to lay out his concerns.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-13, 02:28 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Remember that I'm coming from a different...

Remember that I'm coming from a different background to yours, once in which the use of Velcro has been confined to attaching things to the dash panel of my motorcycle (ashtray, coin holder) and to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-13, 10:41 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

That's worth a really good laugh. Thank you! I...

That's worth a really good laugh. Thank you! I might try that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-13, 08:56 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Indeed! I would add that I've had no such...

Indeed!

I would add that I've had no such problems with Veloflex Arenbergs. And I always use Miyata tape, which is dead easy and very leisurely to use. I think I would panic with glue and get...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-13, 07:02 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

That's odd. I've only ever used tape (Miyata...

That's odd. I've only ever used tape (Miyata TTP-1) and it's never stuck to the tyre when I've removed it, always the rim. If the tape was still sticky, and depending where I'd be using the bike,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-13, 10:13 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Yes, I figured it was to do with the tube...

Yes, I figured it was to do with the tube material. I haven't checked for punctures but I've subsequently fitted another Veloflex Arenberg to the front and the air loss is identical. I read...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-12, 08:24 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

After using cheap tubulars for a couple of years...

After using cheap tubulars for a couple of years I was persuaded (was it by RoadFan?? Thank you, whoever it was!) to try some better quality ones.

I'd tried Vittoria Rally (lumpy around the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-12, 08:05 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

I can't give a definitive or informed answer, I'm...

I can't give a definitive or informed answer, I'm afraid, but given that most tubular tyres are made with cement in mind but are absolutely fine with rim tape (which I have only ever used, but by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-26-11, 09:18 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Sorry Auchencrow, you've lost me there... what...

Sorry Auchencrow, you've lost me there... what are these 'tires' things you mention?

I can understand the reassurance thing, though. The steering wheel on the pre-1974 Porsche 911 oscillates and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-26-11, 12:54 AM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

Thanks for the rolling info, Auchencrow! The...

Thanks for the rolling info, Auchencrow! The first thing I noticed about tubulars was how they 'lightened' the bike... so that's why.

Those tyre-savers of rootboys are very nice and simple. Do...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-25-11, 09:56 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 414,898
Posted By Dawes-man

I've been thinking about tubular tyres these past...

I've been thinking about tubular tyres these past few days and after a pointer from fellow C&V member Road Fan, and a few searches, found this excellent thread. I'm relatively new to tubular tyres...
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