Originally Posted by
DiabloScott
3. The "riding on flat tire" thing is way exaggerated - maybe you won't ruin the rim, but you won't have any traction. I've ridden on a flat clincher cuz I didn't have any other option - didn't ruin the rim on my urban bike.
The "ride" I described in the previous post was very slow and on flawless pavement. The Tufo is very thick and the rim was never exposed. I watched the flat tire the entire ride expecting it to walk off of the rim and it did not. I would not descend Mt. Diablo on a flat Tufo, lol.