Originally Posted by ldmataya
(Post 20110737)
What kind of rim? Competitions can be a bit tight, but for me they usually aren't too difficult to stretch on to a rim the first time. I use a never glued old rim to stretch tires to I don't also have to work around old glue.
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Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch
(Post 20110181)
So I picked up some Tubular tires at the Madison Swap. I assumed this was a 700 C tire but it does not want to go on my rim? 27 x 3/4 is what the box is marked.
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Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch
(Post 20110892)
I am trying to stretch it on an old super champion rim. It's not even close to going on.
Originally Posted by smontanaro
(Post 20110903)
No marking on the tire? It's possible somewhere along the way it was stuffed in an incorrectly marked box.
That is a weird possibility. Very rare to see anything but a 700c tubular, but Junior and TT bikes sometimes had smaller tubular wheels - Vittoria still makes them in several sizes https://www.vittoria.com/tire/juniores/ Tubular 20 21c Para Sidewall 220g Tubular 22 21c Para Sidewall 240g Tubular 24 21c Para Sidewall 260g Tubular 650c 21c Para Sidewall 290g |
Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch
(Post 20110892)
I am trying to stretch it on an old super champion rim. It's not even close to going on.
Even after stretching on rims for a half year, it's still a bit of work to get them on the rim. I don't have the box, but the tires are simply marked as 22mm. Steve in Peoria |
Originally Posted by smontanaro
(Post 20110903)
No marking on the tire? It's possible somewhere along the way it was stuffed in an incorrectly marked box. Do you have another tubular you can compare it with?
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Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch
(Post 20111058)
The tire is marked competition 19 and 19mm. Not marked with a size. Never mounted before. I will keep trying. Maybe it is so old it lost its stretching ability?
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Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch
(Post 20110892)
It's not even close to going on.
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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
(Post 20111121)
I think the next smaller size would be for 26" wheels - do you think it's that small?
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Originally Posted by CV-6
(Post 20111084)
I had a similar experience buying at the St Louis swap. Mine were also marked 27 and there was no way I was ever able to stretch them to a tubular rim. Aren't most tubular nominally labeled 28? I was fortunate in that I had bought from a local shop's booth and was able to work out a deal on some tubulars that fit.
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Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch
(Post 20111201)
Yes I do think they are that small. Lol
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Originally Posted by Salamandrine
(Post 18330347)
"Latex glue"? I haven't seen that stuff in years. It used to be sold in bike shops next to the Velox tubular tire repair kit tins. It came in a little plastic jar and claimed to be liquid latex, but it was stickier than the liquid latex sold in art stores for mold making etc. It was a milky white color, water based, with a whiff of ammonia.
You could also use it to replenish the worn off latex of your sidewalls... Anyhow, you brushed some on the base tape, and some over the sewn up repair, let it flash dry, and pressed them together. So yeah, it was actually contact cement. Offhand I'd say it was more or less identical to the water based contact cement you can buy today. I'd suppose any good strong contact cement could do the job. Testing first would be a good idea. |
This thread is timeless! Thanks to the contributors for making my first attempts at tubulars a success! The only issue I had was the tires were 'bumpy' when I spun them (cheap vittoria rallys using mastik one glue) but working quickly, removing and remounting fixed the issue. Very little mess on the brake track and solid on the rim after setting up overnight. The only problem I can see is that the wheels do not seem balanced. They always settle at the same 'heavy' spot when spun.
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Originally Posted by daviddavieboy
(Post 20218894)
The only problem I can see is that the wheels do not seem balanced. They always settle at the same 'heavy' spot when spun.
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Originally Posted by daviddavieboy
(Post 20218894)
This thread is timeless! Thanks to the contributors for making my first attempts at tubulars a success! The only issue I had was the tires were 'bumpy' when I spun them (cheap vittoria rallys using mastik one glue) but working quickly, removing and remounting fixed the issue. Very little mess on the brake track and solid on the rim after setting up overnight. The only problem I can see is that the wheels do not seem balanced. They always settle at the same 'heavy' spot when spun.
I actually did buy some [golf] lead tape and balance a set of wheels once. Couldn't tell the difference when riding. You could do the same if you feel the need. The tape is cheap and works well. |
Originally Posted by jimmuller
(Post 20218922)
There are lots of possible reasons for that. The tire might be mounted funny or it is unevenly made or the wheel has a bit of radial wobble, not counting the valve core. If you don't feel it riding then don't worry about it.
Originally Posted by Ex Pres
(Post 20218990)
Not a big deal. Your clincher wheels will do the same.
I actually did buy some [golf] lead tape and balance a set of wheels once. Couldn't tell the difference when riding. You could do the same if you feel the need. The tape is cheap and works well. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4779/...1e85c055_c.jpg |
Conti has the best tubular prep/mounting video I've ever seen. I do mine the same way, except I stretch my tires for one day, not days.
https://www.continental-tires.com/bi...-tubular-tyres |
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Originally Posted by daviddavieboy
(Post 20219279)
I had to spend HOURS cleaning the old glue off
If the have a vice to hold the wheel, it is even quicker (place wheel between cushioning agents- like rags or styrofoam or wood strips, etc). Wear heavy gloves so you don't rip apart your hands. You can get the wheel looking like new in 10 minutes. |
Originally Posted by Peugeotlover
(Post 20244041)
When you start thinking about it, there is a very quick way to get the old glue off.
If the have a vice to hold the wheel, it is even quicker (place wheel between cushioning agents- like rags or styrofoam or wood strips, etc). Wear heavy gloves so you don't rip apart your hands. You can get the wheel looking like new in 10 minutes. |
Originally Posted by Lazyass
(Post 20243981)
Conti has the best tubular prep/mounting video I've ever seen. I do mine the same way, except I stretch my tires for one day, not days.
https://www.continental-tires.com/bi...-tubular-tyres |
Originally Posted by Peugeotlover
(Post 20244041)
When you start thinking about it, there is a very quick way to get the old glue off.
If the have a vice to hold the wheel, it is even quicker (place wheel between cushioning agents- like rags or styrofoam or wood strips, etc). Wear heavy gloves so you don't rip apart your hands. You can get the wheel looking like new in 10 minutes. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c60rEVNthQ...0/P5160009.JPG |
Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
(Post 20244348)
Anyone else picture a flight attendance miming along to the safety instructions when they watch this? ;)
Also disagree with the "get every bit of old glue off first" part. The harder it is to get off, the better it is to leave it on there... unless there's big uneven thick globs of it, or you got the rim used from somebody else who can't be trusted with proper gluing. Otherwise it was fun. |
Funny video.
Here's my take, as someone that only rode tubulars for decades. I was never that into Continental or other contact cement type glue. I've only ever used it a shop employee because it was specifically requested by a customer. Otherwise I prefer mastic (ie Vittoria and formerly red Clement), and that's all I've ever used myself. Tried Tubasti once. Don't like it. With conti and similar glue, you really should clean up the old glue when re-gluing. I guess I'm lazy but I don't have time for that nonsense. With mastic in practice the rims never need cleaning. Usually some glue comes off when an old tire flats or wears out, which sort of balances out the new glue going on. A thin new layer is enough to activate the old glue. If a rim has a lucky life and lives long enough to allow some excessive glue build up, it's pretty easy to take it down a notch with the wire brush drill method shown above. It is not necessary to remove all of it, though that may be appropriate for race wheels. It is this fiction that a rim must be completely cleaned before regluing that turns most people off sew ups, IME. Again for contact cement, that's good advice, for old style traditional red/brown glue, waste of time. Also, since this is the C&V forum, if rescuing vintage rims with decades old dried up glue on them, I'd say completely cleaning those before re-using is a good idea. |
I dont clean chains and I dont clean rims. I have used 3M Fastak from my first bike with sew ups in 1974. All this glueing and rim cleaning is completely foreign to my experience. Just glued up some tires last week. Took maybe 5 minutes per tire including inflating and straightening. And they were rideable in an hour.
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Almost any old glue lifts right of with a very course scuff pad / as used with pot and pan clean-up. Doesn't take long.
Anyways, talk of real vintage here I finally glued these near NOS Pirelli's on N.O.S. (that's correct) Super Champion Mixte rims. First pic is before I laced the wheels and just wanted to see the look. [IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4486/...8b585155_c.jpgDSC_2313 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4792/...f0ef9660_c.jpgDSC_2516 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4779/...88633715_c.jpgDSC_2519 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG] To fill the center recess of these unusual rims, I used two each rubber rim bands plus tape layer. Rubber cement bonded. Then the tubular glue and mount using Continental glue. Sidewalls are preserved with a coating of seam sealer. [IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4786/...92caa896_c.jpgDSC_2524 by carrera247, on Flickr[/IMG] |
Originally Posted by Peugeotlover
(Post 20244041)
When you start thinking about it, there is a very quick way to get the old glue off.
If the have a vice to hold the wheel, it is even quicker (place wheel between cushioning agents- like rags or styrofoam or wood strips, etc). . .You can get the wheel looking like new in 10 minutes.
Originally Posted by DiabloScott
(Post 20244421)
It's a little hard on the wheels, but it does do a good job on those hard cases.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/789/2...8fa458ae_c.jpg
Originally Posted by Salamandrine
(Post 20244654)
. . .I prefer mastic (ie Vittoria and formerly red Clement), and that's all I've ever used myself. Tried Tubasti once. Don't like it. . . With mastic in practice the rims never need cleaning. Usually some glue comes off when an old tire flats or wears out, which sort of balances out the new glue going on. A thin new layer is enough to activate the old glue.
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