Originally Posted by
FlashBazbo
Wow. Let's take a deep breath here. I'm the OP. I didn't say I was racing Paris-Roubaix. I said "chipseal" and broken pavement -- a world apart from cobbles. Tubulars are old school traditional but even the top-level pros are racing more clinchers in conventional road races these days. There's no disadvantage for the best modern clinchers and, for racers who do their own wrenching, there are tons of advantages. I will be going with clinchers.
Man don't stress this choice too much. I'm a good bit heavier than you but I live in DFW which is 100% chipseal and I ride here and in Carlsbad NM (work) which is also chip seal. I've ridden everything from Hutchinson Fusion 3's with regular tubes in 25's to GP4000's with latex tubes in 25's and currently Open Corsa CX 3's in 23 with Latex tubes. A good tire (Corsa or GP4k) is perfectly fine on chipseal. I don't have any stupid level of vibration, I don't die from it, and I don't pinch flat etc constantly and the roads here aren't the finest in the nation. Currently Corsa's have 1000 miles on them with nothing but Tx and NM roads and nary a flat and no issues with the roads and I run high pressure (I'm 216 with bike/gear) and either tire is perfectly acceptable on these roads. No need for 28's Cross etc. I take the road bike out one day and the cross bike the next and there is a difference but not mind altering and the road bike it just faster.