Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
No pro is going to use clinchers in anything but training rides due to the insurmountable performance disadvantages. Look at the cross section of a clincher rim... see the two hooks that are required to keep the clincher tire on? Not required on tubular rims. The hooks are heavy at the very worst possible place on a bike (rotating mass).
The rim weight advantage is why tubulars are used in elite level competition past, present, and will be until the end of time.
Dude,
Give it up. You've been spouting this same line for years, with no acknowledgement of changing technology, or observable facts.
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