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Bicycling

Brother Buzz

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1. Back in my day we called them sew ups and this device was essential for summer ridding in the west

Reply to TexasProgresive (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2017, 02:02 PM

May 2017

I was surprised to see that someone from Bicycle Research started making them again after a forty-year hiatus!!!!

With the improvement and selection of super quality clincher tires, I would never, ever, choose to ride tubeless again

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Tubeless road tires. [View all] TexasProgresive May 2017 OP

Back in my day we called them sew ups and this device was essential for summer ridding in the west Brother Buzz May 2017 #1

Sewups are tubular tires that are glued on the rims TexasProgresive May 2017 #2

Silly me! Brother Buzz May 2017 #3

I've been hearing mixed results. TexasProgresive May 2017 #4

They reintroduced a removable valve core in conventional presta inner tubes... Brother Buzz May 2017 #5