What are some of the innovative methods some of you use to carry a spare tublar and CO2 during a race?
X lab saddlewing. Holds 2 water bottles, tire, 2 C02s, and adapter. For training I can also slip inside 2 tire levers, tubes, and tire patches. Even has a nice little adapter for racking.
When I raced on tubulars I wrapped my spare tubular and CO2 stuff in Saran wrap and then used a toe strap to secure it under the saddle to the rails. That keeps dirt and grime out and insures that you are not loosing a CO2 cartridge or other items. But now I am a “clincher racer” so that does not apply anymore. Now I have all my spare tubes/tools in a cut off bottle on the left side of my Minoura behind the seat bottle holder.
Cheers
Herbert
Litespeed/QR
I have a softride rocket and slide a folded S3-lite into the beam. You have to double fold a short segment with end result of it sticking out about 6 inches.
I went to the hardwar e store and bought a set of velcro straps (12") and stap the tire to the underside of my X-Lab Saddlewing, stuffing a portion of it under the seat. BE SURE you have glued and stretched it before your race or changing it will be hell and if you did not glue it, dangerous.
Cheers, Karma
I used to go with an x-lab setup, but now with my Arione saddle I use a Jandd Tire Bag II - it all fits, along with extra tools when needed.
I wrap a razor blade, 2 CO2 Cartridges and the air chuck with electrical tape. It fits nicely up under the seat, tucked between the saddle rails. I then fold and mount the tubular with velcro straps to the back of the seat rails. The tire holds the other stuff from falling out from between the rails.
how soon before the race do you guys fold your tubular? also, do you fold it in ‘half’ first (so the two preglued sides go together) and then ‘roll it up’ or do you have other techniques?
That’s a pretty good idea about putting the spare in your beam. Do you have part of the tubular sticking out of the beam, or do you put it all in the beam and put the end cap back on?
Marty
What is the secret to getting a nice, tightly wrapped spare? I have a pre-stretched, pre-guled spare but when I roll it up, it ends up big and messy with the valve sticking out to one side.
The glue is already dry when you fold it. The pressure in the mounted tire activates the glue. So fold it whenever you want.
I have an old leather toe clip strap that I use to cinch the rolled/folded spare to the seat rails.
One poster said he packs a razor blade. What do you use that for?
When I used the X-lab saddlewing, I just cut the top off of an old water bottle and put my spare, etc. in there and used one of the bottle holders for that and the other for water, etc. A lot cleaner than using all of the saddlewing attachments and looking like a rolling yard sale. Now I don’t use the saddlewing so I just affix the goods to my saddle rails with a velcro strap. Although I might get a single water bottle cage that fits to my rails and do the bottle/spare thing again.
Never done it myself, but I read here the blade is for cutting off the flat tire if it won’t come off the rim.
Folded inside a black mens dress sock and toestrapped under the rails of my saddle. Same as it has been since 1967. Some things don’t need change. G
Folded inside a black mens dress sock and toestrapped under the rails of my saddle. Same as it has been since 1967. Some things don’t need change. G
There doesn’t seem to be any reason to be discriminatory here…
For short races when I only need one water bottle, I put the tire in a water bottle that has the top cut off and place the bottle/tube in my seat tube water bottle cage.
For longer races, I just strap it under my seat.
You just hae to have a lot of black friends that you can talk out of their socks. I used to have to wear dress socks to work and one day I had a navy blue one on and a black one on. After that I only bought (and still do) black Gold toe socks. All my bikes have black goldtoe dress socks. Back in the old tube sock days, I tried, but white socks just don’t cut it as they turn to dirty grey socks in about a week. So if you see a black man in Hawaii without socks, he is probably a friend of mine. Aloha G
A dumb question from a clincher man, but what is the advantage to this type of tire? I have never used them and it seems like a lot of trouble.
Thats a good question.Some say no advantage. Some say they are great. I am just old fashoned. So , though I don’t use the black sox trick. To smelly for me. I still ride those slow (tufo) tubbies. For me it’s the glue smell and box rims. I use velcro bands and a old toe strap to hold it under my seat.
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