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Old January 12th 19, 06:11 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Seriously, what is the point of these things? What problem do they solve and is it worth the extra maintenance hassles for non-racing riders?
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Old January 12th 19, 10:19 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 6:11:35 AM UTC+1, wrote:
Seriously, what is the point of these things? What problem do they solve and is it worth the extra maintenance hassles for non-racing riders?


You can run lower pressures without the chance of a pinchflat, there is nothing to pinch. This can be usefull off road when you want lower pressure for traction. Otherwise they don't solve any problem IMHO. Personally I can't be bothered with the hassle.

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Old January 13th 19, 12:38 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 1/12/2019 5:48 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2019 10:51:50 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/12/2019 9:45 AM, Tosspot wrote:
On 1/12/19 4:10 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/11/2019 11:11 PM, wrote:
Seriously, what is the point of these things? What
problem do they
solve and is it worth the extra maintenance hassles for
non-racing
riders?


The Ethos of Sales:

"The crap we sold you last year is no good. Here's the
new one."

You wouldn't really be driving a Model-T rather than a
7-series would you?


All my cars are 1965.
No safety, no chinese electronics, no EPA, no nuffin'.

Model T are a real handful but I would certainly choose a
Model A over a BMW7 any day.


Certainly the Model A's have held their value well, :-)
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...e/ford/model-a


One of my best friends has a Model A pickup. It's interesting to me that
he says his pickup is worth less than a coupe, etc. Supposedly, to fit
the pickup bed, Ford made the cab smaller. Big guys don't fit in the
driver's seat, so the market for them is a bit less.

I can vouch for the fact that the seating is tight.


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