anyone ride tubulars on the street?

Tarckives Bikes
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looks like dave moulton misses a spot when he glues…

http://davesbikeblog.blogspot.com/2007/ ... o-rim.html

"When I apply glue to the rim, I deliberately miss a spot. The space between two spokes that is opposite the valve; that is the place where the manufacturer’s label usually is. (I am not talking about the new wheels with a large space between spokes. About 2 ¼ inches [56 mm.] is good.)

The reason I do this is, if a tire is stuck on correctly, it is hard to remove, even when deflated. This little dry spot with no glue gives me a place to start. The tire will not roll off because 2 ¼ inches of glue is missing. I choose the space opposite the valve so I remember where it is."

also, his last few blogs look ok.
especially the ones about critical mass and the one about racing.

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from the comments on that the first tubulars page

haha…prophetic.

at this point i’m thinking i’ll just build the front and see what that’s like and then put the rear on after i install a brake.

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is john prolly pioneering the way for other fgfers to come with his apparent side-obsession with vintage italian steel, complete with box rims and absense of arrospoks
?

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Does anyone really care or follow what John Prolly does? The guy discovered cycling like two years ago, and documented the process for us all on Bikes Forums. It’s honestly befuddling that anyone knows or is interested in what that Culture Vulture, the last guy to the party, is doing with his bikes.

Tubulars are definitely increasingly popular, we sell more than ever now. I think it has more to do with a broader interest in a type of cycling that embraces the anachronistic aspects of the sport, rather than anything to do with fixed gear. Then again, I think lots of the people who are embracing those anachronisms probably got interested in cycling via fixed gear bikes.

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I was just joking, but I figured that was evident by the inclusion of doofo-style “?” a line below the text.

Cycling anachronisms have definitely gotten to me. I’ve been dreaming about going lugged again lately and doing it up with box rims (old school Mavics like MA2 if I can get some for decent $$$)/classic aesthetic. Got my sights on getting a steel road bike eventually as well…

Of course, I’d max out in carbon fiber too if I could afford it. Both ends of the spectrum are good stuff.

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[quote=“bonechilling”]

Tubulars are definitely increasingly popular, we sell more than ever now. I think it has more to do with a broader interest in a type of cycling that embraces the anachronistic aspects of the sport, rather than anything to do with fixed gear. Then again, I think lots of the people who are embracing those anachronisms probably got interested in cycling via fixed gear bikes.[/quote]

Is the increase in tubular sales going to the carbon rim folks and or cyclocross?