Originally Posted by bonechilling

Sorry to spoil the tubular tire love-in, but they idea that you're somehow floating on air if you ride tubulars is kind of BS. It's pretty well documented the quality clinchers have as good or better rolling resistance than tubular tires, they're no more or less likely to get pinch flats, and they typically only add a few grams more to a bike (though that few grams could matter to you, I'm not taking that away). I used and enjoyed tubulars for fifteen or so years, on and off, and I have no particular grudge against them, but this fawning praise should be tempered with some counter-arguments.