Bike Tech: Tubular tires, a four-part video tutorial
- By Matt Pacocha
- Published Apr. 10, 2008
- Updated Sep. 30, 2008 at 9:06 AM EDT
In this four-part video tutorial, VeloNews Tech Editor Matt Pacocha walks us through the procedures involved in properly gluing tubular tires.
- Part 1: Tools, preparation & removing the old tire
- Part 2: Cleaning the rim & stretching the tire
- Part 3: Prepping the tire and applying the glue
- Part 4: Mounting the tire to the rim
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech
Matt Pacocha
Pacocha, the VeloNews test editor, started in the industry sweeping shop floors at 13. Since then he’s wrenched, raced mountain bikes on the national circuit for four years, worked at IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association) for two years, raced on the road in Belgium for six months, and served four years as the tech editor for VeloNews. And, of course, Pacocha is the staff's resident cyclocross fanatic.