Re: [CR]great clincher tires (was re: ride comfort of high flange hubs)

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Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:38:25 -0500
To: dave martinez <dmart84815@yahoo.com>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]great clincher tires (was re: ride comfort of high flange hubs)
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At 9/9/2005 10:17 AM -0700, dave martinez wrote:
>Hello Charles, glad you mentioned it.
>
>I would purchase many pairs of the ROLLY POLYS if they did'nt have
>that goofy checkerboard tread design.
>I believe that they really detract from the esthetics of an
>otherwise well thought out-researched-money no object restoration.
>With that said... you wont notice the goofyness of the tread design
>when you're riding, and happen to glance down at the spinning front wheel.
>
>Why can't Grant just make them in a file, diamond, mixed or bald tread????

Could be worse. Much, much worse. Think SpeedBlend :-(

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com