Re: Tubulars - reglue aged base tape on old tires?

On Apr 9, 10:53 am, jobst.bra...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I wrote:
I have a set of vintage Wolber's from the early 1980's.  They were
mounted way back when and they sat for 20+ years.  Never ridden.
The rubber seems to be in good shape, sidewalls might be a bit dry.
However, the glue holding the base tape on is completely dried out
and the based tape is mostly detached.
Is it safe to glue the base tape back on and ride them?  Or should I
just figure them as "too dry" and toss them?  If gluing is OK, can I
use the usual rubber cement or is something special suggested?
Rubber cement will not work.  However, I never found a Wolber that I
liked, but good tubulars were put together with latex solution that
was readily available from Jiffytex, a brand no longer available as I
can determine.  Clement Tubulars, and others, were made entirely with
liquid latex.  The best I could find on the web was:
 http://www.amazon.com/Builder-Liquid-Latex-Rubber-16-oz/dp/B001E1XBLO
If your tires are still flexible and the tubes hold air, I suppose
they could be rejuvenated with liquid latex.

Aha, here is where Jiffytex is hiding:

 http://floortools.com/webapp/catalog/product/list.asp?line=B0019&C=T34

Thanks, I have a friend who is still tubulars-only and who has seen
one or more supplies of liquid latex um, dry up.

I understand not liking Wobblers but back in the day, during the Great
Search for the Good and Cheap Tubular Bicycle Tire, we did see one
(maybe a pair of) Wolber tire(s) that was at least verging on Good.
Just sayin'. --D-y
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