Originally Posted by
2muchroad
It's a tradeoff. On one hand, there might be potential buyers who specifically have a problem with tubular solutions, on the other hand there are far more tubular CF wheelsets being offered for a considerably lower price and of much higher value.
I can't think of a single person i have ridden with over the last 5 years that I can say would want tubular wheels instead of clinchers. This includes periodic cyclists, enthusiast cyclists, and regionally competitive cyclists.
Not a single one.
I would view a road bike with tubular carbon wheels as a worse value compared to the exact bike with non-name generic $200 new cost aluminum clinchers. Even if both were the same price, I would want the cheap alloy clinchers. So if the carbon tubular bike cost more?...well that'd be tough to view as any sort of value.
But hey- that's just me and who I ride with. Maybe your area has a bunch of roadies that want tubular carbon wheels.