I hate tubulars, Like the ride, but they are just not worth the effort. And flats on teh road are even worse. I will take my tubes, i can fix them easily on the road.
I just flatted my front tub this past Sunday. 45mph on a descent. Didn't roll the tire, thank god, but I've gotta get a new one on there.
I have some of the Tufo "Xtreme" tape I'm going to try on another tubular wheelset, I'll let you know how it works.
If it does, I'm stoked, because I have 2 other deep dish wheels I need to get tires set up on. The tires are all nice and pre-stretched, just waiting to be attached.
I do like the ride of tubies better, but man, they are a bit of a pain. Been about 7 months on those tires though, so that's not such a bad flat-free run.
i have never had one roll off using tape. what i meant was it seems easier to come off during cleam up than glue. cleaning that glue up is a huge PITA thats for sure.
Had tubs for years. loved em. But good clinchers are as good as good tubs these days and don't cost you $100 every time you get a flat. And cheap tubs are terrible. I'll never buy tubular wheels again.
Had tubs for years. loved em. But good clinchers are as good as good tubs these days and don't cost you $100 every time you get a flat. And cheap tubs are terrible. I'll never buy tubular wheels again.
I wouldn't be running tubs if I didn't have fast, easy access to tires, and recently come in to about sets of carbon wheels.
But since I did, I love them. Except when I flatted a couple of weeks back, that was lame. A good set of clinchers has 90% of the ride quality of tubulars anyway, and don't cost $100 retail per tire...
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