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05-05-07, 06:06 PM

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Actually, I'm riding clinchers on the road these days. (Don't tell anyone.) I tried a few different clinchers, didn't like any of them, and was about to go to the 27mm Dugasts -- I'm pretty much a tourist these days -- and was talked into trying a big fat clincher that turned out to be wonderful, almost matching the old Clement Del Mundos.

Thing is, the only thing that really keeps me from using expensive tubulars on the road is the cost and hassle of punctures. I dunno what the heck Mike's mates are doing to get so many flats on the track, but the velodrome is the one place where punctures are essentially a non-issue for me. In a "flat free environment" I use the best handmade tubulars money can buy, for the ride if nothing else.

Each to his own, as they say, but I'd still rather eat worms...

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