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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-24, 09:47 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

Please share your source for liquid latex. In...

Please share your source for liquid latex. In decades gone by I used the Jevelot product which came in a small jar that was good for many applications. Alas, Jevelot and Hugh Enochs are no more. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-23, 08:03 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

I think your plan of spinning the wheels once a...

I think your plan of spinning the wheels once a month is a good one. Probably just a couple of revolutions is enough. Maybe make sure you don't leave the same section of tire at the bottom after each...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-23, 04:21 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

In my experience "long enough" is an important...

In my experience "long enough" is an important distinction. I have three bikes with tubulars. None of them ever sit unridden for more than two or three months. In the four or five years that I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-23, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

They are advertised as super supple. That...

They are advertised as super supple. That usually means latex tubes. What you experienced is perfectly normal. I find that latex tubes weep enough air that I have to pump them back to pressure...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-19-23, 03:52 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

I've been using sealant in tubulars with latex...

I've been using sealant in tubulars with latex tubes for a few years. But I make sure that my tubulars never go completely flat between rides, which is bad for the tubes anyway if the bike is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-23, 10:10 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

I use Orange Seal which is available in a small...

I use Orange Seal which is available in a small squeeze bottle with a clear plastic hose that fits over the valve stem. As mentioned above the trick is to remove the valve core first. Also,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-21, 07:59 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

Welcome to the club! Brent

Welcome to the club!
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-21, 05:29 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

Good to know. Thanks! How old was the...

Good to know. Thanks!

How old was the failed Grifo. No race season this year so I assume at least a year and a half old. I'm hoping considerably older since I have 3-year -old tires on my 'cross...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-18-20, 04:41 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

That's a fine surface. I wouldn't think twice...

That's a fine surface. I wouldn't think twice about gluing over that.
Brent
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-20, 09:54 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

My consolations for your bad day! Air will...

My consolations for your bad day!
Air will often come out around the valve even if the hole is elsewhere, path of least resistance. Although a tire that pulls off the rim while riding can cause the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-20, 07:06 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

I've been doing fine buying from ebay. But...

I've been doing fine buying from ebay. But during these times shipping can be quite slow regardless of who the vendor is. I waited 3 weeks for an item from England, 5 weeks for an item from Italy....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-20, 09:25 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

seedsbelize I just went out to the garage and...

seedsbelize I just went out to the garage and tried mounting a tubular to a rim without using my index finger. It was more difficult but not insurmountable. My method is to insert the valve into...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-20, 03:53 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

Anyone have experience with the Vittoria Terreno...

Anyone have experience with the Vittoria Terreno Dry 31mm?
I'm looking for a fairly large volume tire suitable for mixed terrain rides.

The Schwalbe s-one has been discontinued, and evidently...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-20, 07:59 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

My experience with Challenge tires is identical: ...

My experience with Challenge tires is identical: Failure at the valve stem and tread rubber delaminating from casing.
Recently I bought a set of so called "tubeless" Challenge "Gravel Grinders". ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-18-17, 08:09 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,284
Posted By obrentharris

With the increasing popularity of cyclocross in...

With the increasing popularity of cyclocross in this country has come an increasing demand for knobby tubulars and large-diameter file-tread tubulars. This is because you can run tubulars at 25 or 30...
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