Two p*******s in a matter of 2 weeks

[stiffknees]

Why does no one use those old fashioned tyre saver gadjets that were so effective in clearing small flints, nails, bits of glass etc?

here, page 76, carlton tyre savers.
from the days when lycra was not needed to ride a bike 100miles.

http://classiclightweights.net/united-kingdom/holdsworth/bike-riders-aids-1967-8/

 

[youngoldbloke]

Why does no one use those old fashioned tyre saver gadjets that were so effective in clearing small flints, nails, bits of glass etc?

here, page 76, carlton tyre savers.
from the days when lycra was not needed to ride a bike 100miles.

http://classiclightweights.net/united-kingdom/holdsworth/bike-riders-aids-1967-8/

Takes me back , though the earlier Riders Aids I pored over didn't have so much man-made fabric in them. I remember using tub-savers though. Lycra may not have been needed (not invented yet?) but Woollen shorts with a real chamois pad certainly were .....

 

[steveindenmark]

On most new bikes there are 2 things I almost always find 2nd rate. The seat, but I can understand that as we are all very different when it comes to seats and a lot of us change the seat.

Secondly, the tyres. They are often cheap and nasty.

But I have noticed recently, a lot of new bikes are being released with Schwalbe tyres. That is what I use on all my bikes except my road bike which has Continental 4 season tyres on it.

 

[Stevec047]

I currently have Schwalbe Lugano's fitted and I really like them they roll well and seem to have a decent puncture protection on the inside. Most of the guys I ride with have them and seem to have no issue with them.