Talk:Tubular tyre

It is not accurate to say "The resulting combination is both lighter and stronger...", the only reference is from 1964, what was true then is no longer true. Keithonearth (talk) 07:00, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Cite please? The combination is lighter and stronger by definition, as the wheel is not responsible for restraining the tyre pressure. The physics hasn't changed, which is why "the pros" are still using them. --Thoglette (talk) 06:08, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Sheldon Brown is a pretty definitive source
User:Cantaloupe2 tagged the article as using suspect self published sources. Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) is about as canonical an author on bicycles as one can find. --Thoglette (talk) 06:08, 7 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, User:Cantaloupe2 had issues with Sheldon, ended up getting Sheldon officially recognized as a reliable source, and getting himself blocked indefinitely. I've removed the old tag -AndrewDressel (talk) 13:07, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

No mention of fabric in construction
What are they made of? Old timers know about silks (high end) and cotton (ordinary). Are modern ones using new fabrics - polyesters/Kevlar/whatever? Have any linen or hemp fabrics been used in the past? They are intermediate in strength between cotton and silk - I've always wondered why I've never heard of any; they seem an obvious choice. 99.245.248.91 (talk) 23:24, 5 October 2013 (UTC)