[CR] Subject: Silca or CO2?

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From: "Otis" <otis@otisrecords.com>
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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:58:08 -0700
Subject: [CR] Subject: Silca or CO2?


" had a flat while riding my 76 Masi yesterday and it took forever, it seemed, to get a rideable pressure in my spare sewup using my silca with campy metal head. Fellow riders were amused and suggested I enter the modern age and use CO2 cartridges. Are they safe for sewups? Any gotchas?

Thanks David Manderscheid"

I only carry CO2 when riding tubulars. Since there's no issues with trapping a tube or not getting a bead seated there's no negatives to using a cartridge.

And it's going to give you 100+ psi depending on the cartridge size, which is imperative for keeping a spare tubular which will not have much glue adheasion on the rim. As well as getting you back on the road in a couple of minutes.

Win, win, and fits in your jersey pocket.

Jon Williams
Grants Pass OR USA