Originally Posted by
UCF Eric
Scrod,
How horrible of an idea is it to ride tubulars on the street? Assuming you don't skid.
Originally Posted by
Jaytron
Terrible. What are you going to do when you get a flat?
You just pull off the flat tire and put on your spare.
Replacing a flat tubular on the road is generally less of a problem than fixing a flat clincher on the road. The problem comes later when you go to fix the flat tubular. That's when you need to go through the hassle of finding the leak, cutting the stitching, fixing the leak, restitching, and re-applying the base tape. Back when I rode tubulars regularly I'd save up the flats and fix them in the off-season (generally only 2 or three per season).
But moderately priced modern clinchers seem to ride as well or better than cheap tubulars, so why bother?