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Forum: Classic & Vintage

12-26-18, 05:14 PM

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Posted By repechage

Aging tires gives time for the rubber to oxidize...

Aging tires gives time for the rubber to oxidize and get a bit harder, and less sticky. There is also probably a slight amount of less grip, but the trade off was always assumed to be in the aged...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

12-22-18, 10:19 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By repechage

in the Clement gutta days, old tooth brushes did...

in the Clement gutta days, old tooth brushes did the trick.
boy I miss that glue.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

07-01-15, 08:29 AM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By repechage

Only time I rolled a tire was when a yahoo in a...

Only time I rolled a tire was when a yahoo in a Ford Fairmont decided to gutterball it right beside me on Pacific Coast Highway, there was traffic and he obviously wanted to get ahead. I turned right...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

05-20-13, 07:27 AM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By repechage

It has been my experience that the modern...

It has been my experience that the modern adhesives (Vittoria, Continental Pasteli) behave much differently from the old Clement "red" and its period competition. Which is too bad. Much more work is...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-21-12, 08:34 AM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By repechage

Yes, older tires of middle quality ride pretty...

Yes, older tires of middle quality ride pretty darn well.
I have ended up with some, a few by strategic ebay winnings and others on wheels or bikes.
The rubber is well aged, the tires have been...

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