Originally Posted by
StanSeven
Depends upon money and time? The Zipp prices are close between the two and I have no idea what time to spare means
1) Cost of the tubulars.
Good tubular tires are around $100 each. You get a flat, and the tire is toast, unless you cut it open, replace the tube, and resew it, (or pay someone to do it, so that is money or time.) Most people tend to throw away flatted tubulars.
2) time spent gluing them.
Done right, you pre stretch the tire on a rim for a day or so. Then you apply a bead of glue to tire and rim, let dry a day, apply a second bead of glue, let dry, then apply a third bead of glue, install the tire, clean up the mess, and wait another day to dry.
So it takes a fair amount of time to properly glue a tubular. Or you can pay someone to do this, which usually means you're not only paying for the work, but also buying your tubulars at retail.
Thus, riding tubulars is typically a bit more expensive, and a bit more of a hassle. How significant that to any one is a subjective judgment.