Originally Posted by hockeyref

When I last road tubulars it was 1992 and I was "just a clyde" at 6'4" and 215# or so.... Now I'm more of an Uber-clyde\Pachyderm.... pushing 300# but I'm back on the bike and looking to drop about 50# ASAP. Dug through my parts closet - (literally a metal closet closed up in a cool, dry, basement with a dehumidifier keeping it at a constant humidity) - and found my old Nisi 36 hole tubs as well as a new set of Campy Victory Strada rims that beg to become a wheel build project. I also had a new never glued set of Clement Futurox tubs "stretching" on those Campy rims for the last 20 years. The latex on the sidwalls look like it was gummy and could get rubbed off my hand but the tread seems solidly attached. Thinking about resealing the sidewalls and maybe using them, but I don't know if the base tape is solid....

Sooo.. multiple questions.

- Refurb the Clements?
- Tubs for uber-clydes.... should I bother to mess with them now, or wait until I drop a few tons.
- Will my Nisi's hold up to my tonnage? IIRC I laced them with DT ss either straight 14ga or butted (don't recall if they would have been 14\15\14 or 15\16\15)....
- Will the Campy Victory Strada hold up to my tonnage and if so would you recommend straight 14ga or butted spokes.
- New tire recommendation for an uber-clyde..... The YF 3 for $50 sounds interesting but I was thinking of something more like a 25mm or a 28mm due to my present size... what say you all.
- Clinchulars? sounds interesting and maybe a decent way to transition back to my Tubs as I drop wieght seeing that I have two sets of clincher wheels..... what are the odds of pinch flats on clinchulars vs clinchers... recommendations?