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Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: Restored 1974 Peugeot AO8 Road Bike
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 13:19:24 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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>>
>> >     I had stopped considering gumwalls because they were too expensive
>> > and only available from the >high-end bike shops around here.  But when I
>> > restored this bike I found a couple of eBay sellers who >are selling 700x25
>> > and 27x1 1/4 Kenda tyres cheaply, the latter costing less than $12.50 each
>> > if I buy >four at a time.
>> >Chris
>>
>> My bike shop somehow managed to sell me a Gatorskin instead of the cheap
>> tires I had been buying. after seeing how well they work and how long they
>> last, buying a second one for the other end of the bike was a no-brainer.
>
>
>I examined a set of the Kendas that Chris mentioned and they are
>aesthetically nothing like the Continentals I used to get.  So among Kendas
>I have used only blackwalls.  But I only think Gatorskins are cost
>effective for what they are and do.  Continental Ultras are half the price
>of Gatorskins, but they do not hold up even half as well.
>

     This reminded me of a wheelset I bought recently on eBay.  They have 
Maillard Helicomatic hubs, Weinmann rims, and relatively unused Continental 
Ultra 4 tyres.  I bought them primarily for the hubs, but they're good enough 
for me to use as they are.


Chris
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