Tire puzzle

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
On 13 Mar 2009 08:41:46 GMT, wrote:
[...]
The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html

"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement
tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?

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Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll

Kissena, e.g. Watch for the potholes. (It's been a long time since I rode
there.)

Tom Sherman wrote:

http://www.conti-online.com/generato...ntal/bicycle/t...

"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?

It's a track made out of crud agglomerated together with Portland
cement. It's a lot nicer than a plain crud track; you should try it
sometime.

Chalo

Tom Sherman wrote:
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
On 13 Mar 2009 08:41:46 GMT, wrote:
[...]
The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html


"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?


oh goody! can we have one of your cement lectures please?

Chalo Colina wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...ntal/bicycle/t...
"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?

It's a track made out of crud agglomerated together with Portland
cement. It's a lot nicer than a plain crud track; you should try it
sometime.

That is concrete - an aggregate matrix in a cementitious binder; either
Portland cement, asphalt cement (or very rarely these days, tar). Of
course, concrete is a composite material.

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Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll

"jim beam" wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
On 13 Mar 2009 08:41:46 GMT, wrote:
[...]
The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html


"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement
tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?


oh goody! can we have one of your cement lectures please?

"jim" is being hypocritical here, since he/she/they/it complains when
others misuse technical terms.

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Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:46:18 -0500, "Sandy" wrote:

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
On 13 Mar 2009 08:41:46 GMT, wrote:
[...]
The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html

"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement
tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll

Kissena, e.g. Watch for the potholes. (It's been a long time since I rode
there.)

Yeah, but they ride 700x28 clinchers there.

On 13 Mar 2009 16:03:45 GMT, wrote:

Tom Sherman wrote:


The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:

http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html

"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?

Don't expect people in the bicycle business to distinguish between
"cement" and "concrete", especially when translated from German.
However, the whole article is BS because traction on tracks is not a
concern, while low RR is. That is why tracks are banked. It is not a
cornering exercise.

The whole article is BS? Is the weight BS? What about the image - is
that faked?

Yeah, for sure there are no tires like those 180gm silks you talked
about. Just BS nowadays.

On 13 Mar 2009 16:03:45 GMT, wrote:

Tom Sherman wrote:


The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:

http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html

"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?

Don't expect people in the bicycle business to distinguish between
"cement" and "concrete", especially when translated from German.
However, the whole article is BS because traction on tracks is not a
concern, while low RR is. That is why tracks are banked. It is not a
cornering exercise.

I can only imagine your reaction is a tire ad written in the last ten
years talked about the "singing" sound a tire made while in use on a
track.. You'd mock it to no end.

Tom Sherman wrote:
"jim beam" wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote:
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
On 13 Mar 2009 08:41:46 GMT, wrote:
[...]
The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html


"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement
tracks."

WTH is s "cement" track?


oh goody! can we have one of your cement lectures please?

"jim" is being hypocritical here, since he/she/they/it complains when
others misuse technical terms.


i'm not being hypocritical - i'm being facetious.

wrote:
[...]
The ancients knew where the losses were and knew how to beat them.
There are no such tires today.

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
Yeah, no such tires today. Not silk. Five grams heavier:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lympic_en.html

"Our ASC silica compound provides reliable grip on wood and cement tracks."
WTH is s "cement" track?

Tom Sherman wrote:
Leftovers from making concrete?
http://www.cement.org/basics/concretebasics_faqs.asp
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