Re: [CR]VeloFlex Tires

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From: "Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
To: "James \"Giacomo\" Bellora" <bellovelo@yahoo.com>
References: <20030321154812.89528.qmail@web21309.mail.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]VeloFlex Tires
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:57:11 -0500
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

James,

And the source and cost of these?

Cheers,

Paul Williams,
Ottawa, ON, Canada


----- Original Message -----
From: James Giacomo Bellora
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: [CR]VeloFlex Tires



>
> Mi amici,
>
> While searching for modern "retro looking" clinchers for my 1982 Ciocc project (80's Woblers with Super Record hubs), I recently discovered Veloflex tires. While some of you many again scrunch your noses, I wanted a modern tire rather than NOS rubber that looked retro (dryrot knows no season). Believe me, with all the colors these days, finding a skinwall and black good tire is getting difficile. I happened upon handmade Veloflex "Open Tubular" clinchers (Corsa model). For those of you who don't know, Veloflex was started by the laid off Italian tyre artisans of Vittoria when manufacturing was shifted overseas. Let me tell you, these tires are handmade works of art and simply put--look like tubulars, feel like tubulars, and ride like tubulars of yore. Favaloso!
>
> Giacomo Bellora, Falls Church, VA
>
>
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