Originally Posted by jimbud
If we are talking about a Tufo style tubular clincher this style tire stays on the rim even if it's flat. You would have more then enough time to get the bike stopped even at high speed with out the rim ever touching the ground.
Same with the Hutchinson. The tire won't roll off of the rim.
Not to say your handling won't get all screwy, you'll hit a rock, or anything else and you'll crash anyway, but it could save you.
The Hutchinsons got good reviews on CyclingNews (
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?...insontubeless). I can see the benefits, and it's actually not too high of a price. I'd like to ride it and see if it does feel a lot different as they claim.