Comments on: Clincher Vs. Tubular Tires

By: hence

hence — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:18:24 +0000

i ride tubular, road bike tires “tufo” “victoria” ect.. and one thing i can say is when you get a flat and you will, the goo by tufo, vittoria tire sealant pit stop road racing or even Hutchinson fastAir tire sealant will work only 30% of the time if your lucky.. so if your not rolling in a velodrome or on very very clean road then best stay with clinchers.

By: GoTubeless.com

GoTubeless.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:43:11 +0000

I’ve been using the Hutchinson road tubeless stuff and it sort of bridges the gaps in that you get a reasonably easy to repair, remove tire that also has sealant in to prevent flats.

Have you tried tubeless on the road?

By: Rex

Rex — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:06 +0000

i raced and trained on tubulars for a long time when clinchers were just above an afterthought. now that clinchers have progressed they do not seem that much different to me anymore. i will say i had far less flats with tubulars though.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:02:15 +0000

Pablo, just curious how a tire and rim saved your life after being hit by a car?

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:35:06 +0000

You can have a sidewall blowout with your clinchers if you do the same thing. Granted a lot of things have to go wrong, but I’ve seen it happen and it looks nasty.

By: pablo

pablo — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:16:43 +0000

I had a continental tubular 5 years ago when I was hit by a car. It , and a Mavic rim , saved my life, not to mention the helmet. I now ride with a mavic rim and ulrtremo tires. they are good on the East coast ,and seem to be solid with the thorns of the West, as I road in Az ,and NM, with no problems as of may 08′. That is good news , as I had many flats before with clinchers and thorn proof tubes.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:46:29 +0000

Quite possibly a stupid question. But I am curious if there is a “special” method to inflate tubulars to the about 200 psi mark. I have looked at numerous websites and have yet to find a pump that is capable of going that high. Can someone advise? Thanks.

By: David B

David B — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:18:32 +0000

Thanks for the info. (People actually use their brakes coming down? I always reward myself for all of the hard grueling work going up by scaring myself silly coming down). That is another good point to consider though. I’ll try out some used ones and if all goes well I’ll plop down the cash for some decent tubulars. Thanks, again.

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:27:37 +0000

I am looking at the Tufo tubular clincher to use only on my race wheels. I am interested in the added benefits of a tubular, but have no desire to mess with glueing the tire on. I just want to get an idea if it is worth putting the much more expensive tires on to race with. I am also curious if there is any reason to think that a tubular clincher is an less/more reliable.

By: Tom Burns

Tom Burns — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:24:50 +0000

I ride the Tufo C Elite Jet tubular clinchers on mountain centuries and love them. They ride and handle like a tubular, don’t flat as easily as a regular clincher and are easier to change than a clincher or tubular if they do flat. They do come with the inconvenience of having to carry the entire spare tire with you, but you can load them with the Tufo puncture sealant and pretty much remove any need to ever change a flat on the road. The C Elite Jets wear out pretty quickly on the rear and are expensive so that is why I don’t ride them every day. I haven’t tried the less expensive, longer wearing Tufo tubular clinchers so I can’t comment on them. I believe Vittoria also now makes a tubular clincher.