Re: [CR]Question: Tire Saver

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From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:52:57 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Question: Tire Saver
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 3/5/07 1:46:04 PM, gholl@optonline.net writes:
>What is "tire saver"? How is it used on tubular tires and where can it
>be purchased?
>Thanks for the help.
>George Hollenberg MD
>(CT, USA)
> The "tire saver" is one of the greatest hoaxes in cycling./ I all the years I rode on sewups I don't think they ever saved one flat. The classic tire saver-a piece of rounded wire with a couple of plastic tubes pressing it against the-tire is incapable of exerting enough force to remove a grain of sand, much less the ubiquitous "flint." Phil Brown They never worked in San Rafael, Calif.

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