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Modern tubular tires.

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Gosh.......posted the link wrong twice.....sorry ...many posts on riding modern tubulars.
 
Okay,...one more time...tried to link a post but failed.....I swear... that this works for riding new tubulars......I agree that they lose air,...and that the stems are weak.....
but, ....if you re-enforce the stems and then paint the inner surface with flex seal or whatever...they will hold air for a quite a while, and can be removed and remounted with tufo tape .........some whitewall modern riders for reference ...
I will definitely flex seal the 700x40 when they show up.

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GREAT THREAD!!!

Being new myself to the world of bicycles that are one hundred years old this is very valuable information.

I too am looking to buy a set of 28" tires for an awesome old bicycle I recently purchased that has steel "black enamel clincher rims" All that is required to ride this bicycle is a set of decent tires.

Another area of concern is how to remove the old "single tube" tires without destroying them if possible?

My old tires (Kokomo I believe) are literally "as hard as a rock" and I can't imagine they will want to surrender easily.

Thank You and lets please expand upon this thread...

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Okay,...one more time...tried to link a post but failed.....I swear... that this works for riding new tubulars......I agree that they lose air,...and that the stems are weak.....
but, ....if you re-enforce the stems and then paint the inner surface with flex seal or whatever...they will hold air for a quite a while, and can be removed and remounted with tufo tape .........some whitewall modern riders for reference ...
I will definitely flex seal the 700x40 when they show up.

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I'm....just....speechless!
 
GREAT THREAD!!!

Being new myself to the world of bicycles that are one hundred years old this is very valuable information.

I too am looking to buy a set of 28" tires for an awesome old bicycle I recently purchased that has steel "black enamel clincher rims" All that is required to ride this bicycle is a set of decent tires.

Another area of concern is how to remove the old "single tube" tires without destroying them if possible?

My old tires (Kokomo I believe) are literally "as hard as a rock" and I can't imagine they will want to surrender easily.

Thank You and lets please expand upon this thread...

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To remove, use a blowdryer or heatgun....it will take time....after heating with care.....pry off starting at non stem side......get them to a decent shape then .....they will get rock hard again when heat is removed. try to save them..."kokomo" ....worth saving.
 
To remove, use a blowdryer or heatgun....it will take time....after heating with care.....pry off starting at non stem side......get them to a decent shape then .....they will get rock hard again when heat is removed. try to save them..."kokomo" ....worth saving.
THANK YOU for the information, I was poking at the old tires a little today with my fingers and not getting any movement.

I just acquired this late teens bicycle and the whole world of 28' bicycles is new and exciting to me, so much to learn yet so much information to be found here.
 
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