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cranky
Joined: 20 May 2004
Posts: 146
7/8/13 7:20 PM |
@ greg lepore: yup, the tires are for an 80's era Italian frame with a very short chainstay. You can fit 23's but only if the tire is drflated when you put the whel in the frame. Besides, I have the bike dressed up as an 80's crit racer, so the skinny tires just look right, and for this particular bike, i love those thin, hard tires :)
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sanrensho
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 835
Location: North Vancouver7/8/13 11:05 PM |
I have a pair of 20c Michelin Axial Pros in Italian tricolor rubber that look like they've never been ridden.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH7/9/13 5:18 AM |
You can always convert it to tubulars
They're more appropriate for "an '80's crit racer" anyway and they're available in smaller widths.
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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6890
Location: Maine7/9/13 5:53 AM |
good point Brian
I don't think anyone rode crits on clinchers in the '80s, and I'm not sure 20 mm clinchers even existed then. First real use for racing I recall was Bugno winning the World Championship RR on Michelin clinchers in '91 and '92. I started using them after that.
Normal sewups used for racing were around 21.5, yes?
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX7/9/13 9:49 AM |
ProBikekit.com appears to have the Mich Pro 4, Conti 4ks and Supersonics in 20mm. 2 outta 3 under 40.00 too.
I know the OP sez 'from the US' but they ship free to the US from PBK.
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cranky
Joined: 20 May 2004
Posts: 146
7/9/13 7:04 PM |
Campy omega clincher rims w/ suntour superbe pro hubs from back when i was a youn man.
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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6890
Location: Maine7/9/13 8:05 PM |
U R right
I see they were made in the late '80s. Show's what I know. What's the bike?
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Jesus Saves
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
Posts: 1150
Location: South of Heaven7/13/13 6:17 AM |
Product churn
When you find a tire you like, stock up with a batch of them. Much like running shoes. Wrap em up and keep them out of sunlight.
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