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Road Tires - Reviews ??
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 20:01:19 GMT, "bfd" wrote:
No, these are normal Contis. They've been customized, though. The rubber has been removed to save weight. -- Really!? Where did you hear this? I don't believe Conti "removes" rubber from their tire to save weight. "The rubber" versus "rubber" - probably a bit of throwaway humor. "The rubber" wouldn't be removed from any tire using rubber or anything close. I kind of like the term throwaway humor for tires without rubber, but I can't really make it work right now. Gotta be a good pun in there somewhere... Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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Road Tires - Reviews ??
Curtis L. Russell wrote: I kind of like the term throwaway humor for tires without rubber, but I can't really make it work right now. Gotta be a good pun in there somewhere... "Continental: for when the rubber hits the road." |
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"bfd" wrote in message No, these are normal Contis. They've been customized, though. The rubber has been removed to save weight. -- Really!? Where did you hear this? I don't believe Conti "removes" rubber from their tire to save weight. He doesn't have it quite right. Conti customized their tires with a special liquid to minimize rolling resistance. It's not new, though. http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/1...results99.html : See "Tech notes" just above results. Other teams not sponsored by Conti try to compensate by improving their efficiency via synchronized pedaling. |
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Road Tires - Reviews ??
"Carl Sundquist" wrote in message ...
"bfd" wrote in message No, these are normal Contis. They've been customized, though. The rubber has been removed to save weight. -- Really!? Where did you hear this? I don't believe Conti "removes" rubber from their tire to save weight. He doesn't have it quite right. Conti customized their tires with a special liquid to minimize rolling resistance. It's not new, though. http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/1...results99.html : See "Tech notes" just above results. Interesting. I guess since Team Phonak is using Conti, maybe this "special liquid" is the cause for so many crashes on stages 3 and 4 of this year's Tour....(actually, the crashes were probably due to the poor decision to use a 19mm wide *track* tubular tires, which were not designed for either road use or rain, on a rainy, no make that stormy day! Not too bright..... |
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Road Tires - Reviews ??
BFD:
Actually, the air was removed from the tires to save weight Grin. Cheers, Bruce bfd wrote: Really!? Where did you hear this? I don't believe Conti "removes" rubber from their tire to save weight. Exactly which tires are these teams using that they "remove" rubber from their tires? If you're referring to "pro" cycling teams, then you must be referring to Cont's tubular tires. If so, why wouldn't these "teams" just use Conti track tubular tires? Conti offers 3 levels of track tubular tires: http://www.bikemine.com/Pages/Conti/...ctBlankSet.htm Those are "lighter" than their normal "road" tubular tires because they have "less rubber". However, these same track tubular tires are also more susceptible to flats, and thus, not recommended for road use. Why would any team use these tires outside of a track? So, what tires are you referring to? |
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