tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post5018925633417344959..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: His Spirit of Innovation Wasn't SuspendedJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-82314307670770152972016-02-14T16:12:22.596-08:002016-02-14T16:12:22.596-08:00Steve--Indeed they are. But I guess Dan Henry thou...Steve--Indeed they are. But I guess Dan Henry thought that, for most cyclists, the benefits of butyl would outweigh (pun intended) the few extra grams. Even with that added weight, a tubular would out-perform any clincher that was available at the time.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-35991058575836547922016-02-14T16:06:21.046-08:002016-02-14T16:06:21.046-08:00Coline--One of these days...Coline--One of these days...Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-60487765634718063272016-02-14T16:05:12.493-08:002016-02-14T16:05:12.493-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-31269769071845537452016-02-14T14:17:33.601-08:002016-02-14T14:17:33.601-08:00Aren't butyl tubes heavier than latex ones?Aren't butyl tubes heavier than latex ones?Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-12143169948500674392016-02-14T03:05:45.938-08:002016-02-14T03:05:45.938-08:00Deep within my garage I have an old Moulton. When ...Deep within my garage I have an old Moulton. When I was about eleven a local girl let me have just a couple of minutes on her new on and all my cycling thoughts lost their footing. This was surely the way to go and as O later found out it was the only bike capable of carrying a case of a dozen bottles of wine with ease. When I finally had enough cash to buy myself a new bike and said I wanted one the dealer informed me that they had not long gone out of business. Just as well since Raleigh had already reinvented it as a heavy lump of iron... <br /><br />I do not see one on your list, even the renowned Sheldon Brown owned several. Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.com