DOOD

I have spent $300.00(tires) + 30.00(glue tape) = This is getting out of hand.

MONGO!

Ride clinchers.

Problem solved.

DOOD

In a month and a 1/2.

mrbubbles

Weird, I know a guy who rides exclusively tubular (with 19 bikes, all tubulars), he buys $20 tires and spend $20 on a box of glue. Maybe you're paying too much?

markyore

WOWZIE....thats about 10 continental gatorskin tubulars and about a 2Lb can of glue from PBK.......what are you doing!!!

Psimet2001 

+1 - that said I have recently picked up a set of tubulars, but I am reserving them for TT's.

...MAYBE cross next year....maybe...

DOOD

I buy $60 tires that don't blow out so easy in road debri.

Hmmm.. 19(bikes)*$20(tires)= $380.

How many effin road bikes I have to ride = 1

Sounds like your friend needs to ride less bikes.

mrbubbles

Then you went through 5 tires in a span of 1-1/2 months. Too many flats? The person I know buys new tires if the bike didn't come with it, so no, he probably didn't spent anywhere near $400, but I'll ask him next time I see him.

DOOD

If you get a gash in a tubular it is not as easy to repair as a standard(clincher) tire(replace tube $3).

mrbubbles

I know what tubulars are. There are PITA to repair, which is why I resort not to use them.

ted ward

solution

DOOD

Give me a break! you should try and ride on the streets of vegas.

DOOD

We are not all so rich.

But I do plan on gettting a 2009 CAAAD9. In white of course.

DOOD

Psimet2001 

Frunkin

I put 2k training and racing miles on my sprinter gatorskins. $100 for two tires and two tubes of glue, not a bad deal.

DOOD

You are lucky.

Frunkin

Or you're doing something wrong...

Psimet2001 

Seeing as how we are now a kind welcoming community to "new members" can I embelish Frukin's comments here just a little bit? k-thx....

...what we're kind of saying is, "Could you please explain your process for gluing up the tires? How are they failing? Are they simple puncture flats or slashes/gashes? Have you tried flat reapir? Anyone know where you can still send tubies for repair the 'old-fashioned' way? Do you sew?"

gabdy

Water's wet. See I can do it too.

San Rensho 

You got off cheap. If you had bought Dugast tires, you would have spent over $200 each.

If those wheels are race wheels, then $300 is not excessive for good sew-ups. But if they are only training tires, as others have said, you can get good tires for much less.

Metzinger

Love the info page they added for those vittorias:

"What is best used for:
Ideal for Training or racing
Will it fit my rim:
This is a tubular tyre for special tubular rims it will not fit open clincher rims!! If in doubt please email or call our sales department for advise.
Is it a clincher or tubular tyre:
It's a tubular tyre..."

If they hadn't run out of space it would have continued:

"Are you sure it's not a clincher:
Yes we Are
Is it good for off-road:
No, it's for road use
Can I tow it behind a motor boat:
It's not that kind of tube..."

WheresWaldo

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Look, if you are getting small punctures then before mounting the tires put some Stan's No Tubes or Tufo Sealant in them. That will help seal up the small punctures and cuts. I too get about 1500-2000 miles per tire (Rear/Front) out of a set of tubulars. I ride them exclusively. Also buy some cheap ones, the ones from YellowJersey.org are still 3 for $50 and they are actually very good tires.

garysol1 

Why use tubular's? Seriously.....In this day and age of full carbon clincher wheels that are light and quality tires such as Pro3's or the 4000s there is really no RATIONAL reason not to ride clinchers on the street.

briscoelab

Tape == lame Buy a big can of Mastik and be done with it. It's enough for a LOT of road tires.

You think road tubulars are expensive.... I think we've bought about 10 various Dugast and FMB cyclocross tubulars this season.