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Forum: Classic & Vintage

01-21-23, 04:11 PM

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Posted By Miele Man

You can buy a basting syringe at a dollar store....

You can buy a basting syringe at a dollar store. The metal needle is small enough to fit inside the Presta valve sleeve once the valve is removed.

Cheers

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-16-21, 09:01 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

Yesterday I manage to g et rid of the hop near...

Yesterday I manage to g et rid of the hop near the valve stem. Unfortunately te tire now has a hop in a different location. I didn't feel like messing with it today.

Funny thing is that the front...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-11-21, 01:11 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

I just put a pair of Servizio Corse tubular tire...

I just put a pair of Servizio Corse tubular tire onto the rims. Unfortunately the rear tire isn't sitting quite right at the valve stem and thus there's a bit of a bump every revolution. What's t he...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-28-20, 02:16 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

Since I discovered that a tubular tire will fit...

Since I discovered that a tubular tire will fit on a clincher rim I often carry a spare tubular in case a clincher gets ruined. I also carry a spare tubular when on an organized ride so that I can...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-28-20, 01:20 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

I've also used a tubular tire on a clincher rim...

I've also used a tubular tire on a clincher rim in an emergency to get me to a bicycle shop. I've done that when the clincher tire was too badly damaged to use safely even with a boot.

Cheers

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-29-19, 05:09 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

Ah, but I want to repalce a few tubular rims with...

Ah, but I want to repalce a few tubular rims with clincher rims.

Cheers

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-29-19, 10:55 AM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

Might as well ask here. I have a couple of...

Might as well ask here.

I have a couple of tubulars I took off of older wheels. A problem was that some of the base/rim tape separated from the tire. There's still a lot of tape on the tire and...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-28-19, 09:04 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

I thank you very much for that information. I'll...

I thank you very much for that information. I'll look and see if I can get a pair of those Sun CR-18 rims.

Cheers

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-28-19, 09:01 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

Thanks for all that. I wouldn't run the tubular...

Thanks for all that. I wouldn't run the tubular on the clincher rim for long. I only used it as an emergency tire until I could get home and from there to the bike shop the next day.

Cheers

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-28-19, 06:53 PM

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Sticky Totally Tubular

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Posted By Miele Man

Thanks. I'm seriously thinking about taking one...

Thanks. I'm seriously thinking about taking one spoke off of a wheel and doing precisely that. I discovered Sutherland's Handbook For Bicycle Mechanics in PDF online and might find some clincher...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

11-28-19, 06:33 PM

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Posted By Miele Man

I have a number of tubular wheelsets with Shimano...

I have a number of tubular wheelsets with Shimano Uniglide freehubs. A couple of them are Dura Ace 6 or 7-speed ones. I also have a set that's Campagnolo Triomphe with a freewheel. Plus I have one...

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