Originally Posted by
Rolla
If I was riding the track I'd use nothing but tubulars (preferably Veloflex Records), but for the real world of the road and trail, clinchers seem more practical and economical. Nothing compares to the ride quality of tubulars, though...
I like how supple they are and how they handle since there's no sidewall, and I enjoy the process of gluing and mounting them. And it's nice knowing that in a major emergency I can limp home on a flat. But I've never had to do that in over 30 years of running them. My first road bike had tubulars and that's all I ran for the first four years of cycling so it's not a big deal to me.