Tim M.
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Interesting....and as mountian bikers already know, tubeless clinchers are the future.
From Feb. Cycling News:
"Tyre manufacturer Michelin has announced that some of the teams it supplies with rubber will be rolling on a new design for 2004: tubeless clinchers. Three new tyres will be supplied to pro riders this year for testing under race conditions, according to Michelin, and it's planned that the tyres will become available to the rest of us in 2005. "
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2004/news/feb06
Tim
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did we not all learn the main and basic reason for not using tubular tires by watching the crash during the tour. the fact is that there is no appreciable difference between the performance of clinchers and tubulars. the most important difference is in the safety factor. clinchers never, and i mean never roll off the rim. tubulars do. even when they are applied by professionals. i for one do not want to be behind you when yours rolls off. and since i am always at the back of the pack, when your tubular rolls off i will be forced to run over you. both of us do not want this to happen. so ride clinchers. there is no difference.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interesting....and as mountian bikers already know,
tubeless clinchers are the future.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> From Feb. Cycling News:</FONT></DIV>
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size=3> "Tyre manufacturer Michelin has announced that some of the teams it
supplies with rubber will be rolling on a new design for 2004: tubeless
clinchers. Three new tyres will be supplied to pro riders this year for testing
under race conditions, according to Michelin, and it's planned that the tyres
will become available to the rest of us in 2005. "</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>did we not all learn the main and basic reason for
not using tubular tires by watching the crash during the tour. the fact is
that there is no appreciable difference between the performance of
clinchers and tubulars. the most important difference is in the
safety factor. clinchers never, and i mean never roll off the
rim. tubulars do. even when they are applied by professionals.
i for one do not want to be behind you when yours rolls off. and
since i am always at the back of the pack, when your tubular rolls off i will be
forced to run over you. both of us do not want this to happen. so
ride clinchers. there is no difference. </FONT></DIV>
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