[CR]Best way to avoid Sew Up Troubles

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From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@attbi.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Best way to avoid Sew Up Troubles
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 06:29:54 -0500

Put good clincher rims and tires on your bike! I'll probably get raked over the coals really good for this by the hard core, but I've got to say that I've got a bike that I regularly switch back and forth from a set of tubular wheels to clinchers and with the modern, high quality, lightweight clincher tires I use (Vittorias) I don't see the differences I first noticed years ago when I abandoned my silk sew ups. Back then there was a marked difference between the two types of tires but today there is not all that much difference. Better tubulars...worse sew ups? I think the former, although I haven't seen a set of silk sew ups in quite a while. Plus, even with Kevlar Spinskins under them the 200 gram Vittorias are very fast and smooth running. Did I mention how much less work they are?
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi