Originally Posted by
waters60
I have ridden tubulars for years and would rather change a tubular than a clincher. My spare tubular is one that has been glued and ridden on; when it goes on the rim again it has no problem staying put. I have ridden 80 miles or more on more than one occasion on a spare tubular with no movement. Clinchers are harder to change and easier to pinch. Why limit yourself to the nicer ride of a tubular only on race day?! I used to ride Vittoria Corsas before they became exorbitant. I now ride on Vittoria Rally; inexpensive and good for 1800 miles or so...
It's different times. Halfway decent tubies are extremely expensive now, and nobody knows how to take one apart to fix after a flat (and nobody has the time); clinchers at the same time have gotten extremely good and relatively cheap. I do ride relatively nice tubies at the track where that property whereas they don't come detached from the rim in the event of a flat is greatly appreciated.
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