Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
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From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
How about just bringing a tire boot? The only way I can imagine a catastrophic clincher failure is if you tear out the wire bead (which actually happened to me with a Spec. Armadillo, but I imagine it's an incredibly rare failure).