Road Cycling - Which is which? Tires

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I hope you don't mind my somewhat easy question relating to my poor biking-English knowledge:
for the road bikes there are mainly two type of tires
1. Clincher, and
2. Tubular
Am I correct? Clincher - is like tubeless which you glue to the rim, and Tubular - is a one with tube inside....
Two more following questions (I am rather new to road bikes)
How long it takes to change "tubeless" road tire, (the glue must dry...)?
Which is better on average "tubeless" (more hassle with changing it) or the one with tube (fairly easy to change)?
Thanks for your response.
Originally posted by Jakub
I hope you don't mind my somewhat easy question relating to my poor biking-English knowledge:
for the road bikes there are mainly two type of tires
1. Clincher, and
2. Tubular
Am I correct? Clincher - is like tubeless which you glue to the rim, and Tubular - is a one with tube inside....
Thanks for your response.
Other way around, clincher uses a tube, tubular is glued to the rim.
a2psyklnut
05-29-03, 09:05 AM
Yeah, the clincher "clinches" onto the rim. Years ago any serious cyclist would ride tubulars (where the tube is sewn into the tire and glued onto the rim), but with technological advancements, the quality has gone way way up with clinchers. Plus, you can get some with real high p.s.i. ratings.
However, most racers I know still use tubulars for "race day" as the pressure is even higher. I've seen some rated at 190 p.s.i. and they "feel" smoother. But, they are a major pain in the arse to install.
L8R
Rev.Chuck
05-29-03, 09:19 PM
To be safe I let my tubulars set up overnite.
For the average guy, clinchers are a better choice, easier to deal with.
I know all these folks who use this wonder glue and
let em set up a whole half hour! Geez thats almost
suicidal in my book.
I stretch mine for at least a week prior to gluing, and then
give them at least 12 hours to set up before riding.
Jakub, don't worry bout the grammar, or english usage,
most of us here can barely speak the language and
we're native speakers! seriously no one is gonna jump
on you for your english.
Marty
Thanks,
I believe that for average guy doing long rides - clinchers would be more convenient - easier to fix the flat, even though there might be more flats....
on 21st of June my new bike is goint to arrive... so I am just chcecking the details of it - it will have clinchers
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