[SteezyWeezy]

a buddy of mine cleaned out his closet and gave me a set of some old tufo tubular cx clinchers, theyre in good condition just old and the rubber is a little hard, no cracks though. this might be a dumb question but is it possible to sort of restore the rubber? they're neat tires and i want to try them out.

 

[Arkayne]

Armor all and go ride on some tile.





I don't think there is hope if you see cracks.

 

[blue]

Olive oil? No idea, sorry. Usually tires have a finite lifespan even if not getting ridden, depending on conditions.

 

[ire]

They're good tires...I use em on my SS rig. Restore them by riding in the mud/rain

 

[SteezyWeezy]

yea they might be hosed, no cracks though and they held up in the dry today. will likely just get new tires.

 

[BikeMike]

No cracks? In a closet? Then they're aged to perfection!

(Apparently Julien Devries, who was a mechanic for both Mr. Merx and Mr. Armstrong, aged tubulars in his Belgian wine cellar for up to seven years.)

 

[SteezyWeezy]

yea i'll see what life i can bring back in a few rides

 

[HAB]

No cracks? In a closet? Then they're aged to perfection!

(Apparently Julien Devries, who was a mechanic for both Mr. Merx and Mr. Armstrong, aged tubulars in his Belgian wine cellar for up to seven years.)

We keep our entire stock of tubies mounted (not glued) on rims and in a closet. They're waaaaay easier to mount evenly that way.