Re: tubulars vs. clinchers

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 11:14:56 +0000, Paul wrote:

> Going thru my stuff at  mom's house, I found a box of a dozen tubs I
> bought from 75 to 85.  Barums, Clements, etc.  Totally unused!  side walls
> okay the rimtape on the Barums coming off at the folds.
> 
> Are they still ridable? how long would innertube last? I'll hate to mount
> them only for them to go boom after a mile of riding! 

Well, unless they were stored under good conditions of heat/humidity and
avoided other contamination like ozone, they probably will not be any
good.  I had a bunch, too, and the tubes (latex) were all rotted.

Worth a try, though.  Pump them up and see if they stay inflated.

-- 

David L. Johnson

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