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Sheldon Brown
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A shy person wrote:
> I am going to convert one of my bikes to a slop handling winter
> machine. I ride in New England where the road may be very messy in
> the Winter. I intend to stay out of snow and off ice, but there will
> be a lot of days with slush, muck, etc since I live in the burbs where
> melting can be slow.
>
> I have a vintage 27" bike which runs tubulars. My first choice is to
> by some cyclocross tubulars.
If you flat a tubular in the rain, you're SOL, 'cause you'll never get
your spare to stick.
> But, this bike will also run 27x1 1/4
> (or 1/8) clinchers. Factory option. So, I was thinking that a set of
> those old heavily grooved lower pressure 27" clinchers might be a
> good choice. Sort of like the (automobile) snow tire idea. I don't
> care if the clinchers slow me down, I'm riding for exercise, not
> time, not going anywhere in particular. The only thing I really care
> about is traction.
Then you oughta go for 700c studded tires if they'll fit your frame.
Probably will, if it will also handle 27".
Rim diameter of 700c clinchers is the same as tubulars.
Sheldon "Been There, Done That" Brown
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> I am going to convert one of my bikes to a slop handling winter
> machine. I ride in New England where the road may be very messy in
> the Winter. I intend to stay out of snow and off ice, but there will
> be a lot of days with slush, muck, etc since I live in the burbs where
> melting can be slow.
>
> I have a vintage 27" bike which runs tubulars. My first choice is to
> by some cyclocross tubulars.
If you flat a tubular in the rain, you're SOL, 'cause you'll never get
your spare to stick.
> But, this bike will also run 27x1 1/4
> (or 1/8) clinchers. Factory option. So, I was thinking that a set of
> those old heavily grooved lower pressure 27" clinchers might be a
> good choice. Sort of like the (automobile) snow tire idea. I don't
> care if the clinchers slow me down, I'm riding for exercise, not
> time, not going anywhere in particular. The only thing I really care
> about is traction.
Then you oughta go for 700c studded tires if they'll fit your frame.
Probably will, if it will also handle 27".
Rim diameter of 700c clinchers is the same as tubulars.
Sheldon "Been There, Done That" Brown
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| Promote the institution of marriage: |
| Make it available to all adults! |
+----------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com