Serotta CSI

Makes sense any particular reason for the Nemesis? Because they've got an established rep?

Are you tempted by something a bit wider if you're trying to go for a bigger tyre? Or does it not make the same difference to tyre profile as with clinchers?

EDIT: Just realised that they're 21mm so probably the Goldie Locks of tub width [guessing].

The width, and the weight, while being a solid eyelited construction.

Where do you purchase FMB from Andy?

Not cheap.
http://www.cycle-tyres-direct.fr/boyau-fmb-paris-roubaix-soie-1398.html

I'm thinking of these for Styrkeprøven. Not saying they're well suited for it. Just that its the only time I'll do anything that'll justify such a high end tyre.
http://www.cycle-tyres-direct.fr/boyau-fmb-service-course-coton-1401.html

Cotton cheaper here: http://www.fm-boyaux.fr/produit.php?ref=RC03C250&id_rubrique=8

Ps - think that is FMB's own site, but not certain.

Thanks for the link.

I think FMB only do payment via bank transfer.

Jedi Cycle Sports sell them in the UK;

http://www.jedicyclesport.co.uk/Store/FMB/FMBTYRES.html

Sigma used to do them, but it looks like they've stopped stocking them.

Have you made a decision on bars yet? I'm pretty happy with the compact drop on mine but had money not been an issue I'd have gone with the m106nas

Off topic, I had never seen the pink FMB cx tubs before. They are awesome.

Luke- I was thinking of Nitto Noodles, well- thinking might be overselling it a bit.

FMB CX tubs are awesome all round. But frighteningly expensive.

Cotton cheaper here: http://www.fm-boyaux.fr/produit.php?ref=RC03C250&id_rubrique=8

Ps - think that is FMB's own site, but not certain.

£190 on tyres. Golly.

(Including a spare).

Give it what it deserves (and offload some of your other kit!)

Off topic, I had never seen the pink FMB cx tubs before. They are awesome.

They were also available on the P-R for a time. I wanted some bad.

The green ones won't go with my paint though.

£190 on tyres. Golly.

(Including a spare).

Thats only £10ish more than Veloflex though. I would have bought FMB from the off. But was put off buy them being my first attempts at gluing.

The green ones won't go with my paint though.

Are the green ones silk?

Not so good for wet weather use apparantly.

Veloflex are £15 cheaper per tyre (getting them from Ribble).

Well it was £10 when I looked at it.

Do you even froogle....

I've told myself if I can convincingly wear mine out before styrkeprøven I'm treating myself.

tubeless instead?

I have been thinking a lot about tubeless recently. Apparently Vittoria are going to release tubeless road tyres soon (they may have already done so, I'm not that up on this shit)

I "fixed" my punctured Sprinter Gatorskin with Continental Revo at the weekend - and now both front and rear tyres are dosed with it.

Given how MTB'ers rave about sealant I'll be interested to see how this works out.

My front tyre on the fixie-skidder punctured in the first week, fixed with PitStop and has done a further 2,500 miles since then, which is positive.

Anyway- I'm unsure what tubeless brings to the table that a tubular cannot deliver, apart I suppose from being able to fit it without glue (but with a compressor).

um - it's self-sealing. Tubulars are not.. and when you puncture them you have to either: sow them up, fill them with cement or throw money in the bin.

Surely it's the sealant in a tubeless tyre that seals the hole, which is equally true of a tubular if you put sealant in it?

what sealant would you put in a tub?

Continental Revo seems to be working well so far for me, you could also use Stans, or the liquid version of Pitstop.

what sealant would you put in a tub?

Caffe latex.