Originally Posted by
79pmooney
I rode tubulars for decades exclusively, to train, to commute, to race. Went to clinchers in the late '90s. I am going back. The driving reason? I rolled an old clincher off the rear rim when it blew. At 25 mph.
Ben
Just curious, were you using a tubeless-ready rim? One with strong bead shelves that make it hard to remove the tire? It’s a feature that’s becoming quite popular on modern road rims and I don’t know how well-developed or common it was until very recently.
I sliced my front (clincher) tire going over 30mph downhill and was able to save it - though it did feel sketchy, and I don’t know what would have happened if I had to turn or brake suddenly.