Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
I always pick Campagnolo. Superior shifting and ergonomics.
Finally, don't go tubeless. Same heavy, fragile rims as regular clinchers. Pain to set up.
My group ride was held up yesterday for 30 minutes in the middle of nowhere by someone with a tubeless tire deflation. Impossible to get the tire remounted without a compressor. Tried to insert a regular tube, which was only possible by sawing off the old stem with a hacksaw borrowed from a passing farmer.
Ha, one bad experience does not a trend make.I have been riding with guys for years whose Bontrager clincher wheels are a bear to get tires on and off so every flat is an adventure. Meanwhile, my HED tubeless rims set up fairly easily, and the one flat I have had in 3 years was as easy to address with a tube as a regular clincher. A hacksaw, really? My stems pop right out without a tool as the nuts that hold them in place only need to be finger tight. Was there corrosion involved?