Originally Posted by jitensha_de_go!
so, anybody here ride tubulars on the street without brakes? if so, how do they hold up under skidding and whatnot? any brand recommendations? the tufo's look like they'd be pretty tough.
I ride brakeless with tubulars... the first tires on it were 20 years old and I shredded them within a couple of weeks. The second pair were high end tires and simply deflated too fast for me... I had to air them up three or four times a week. The third, current pair are thicker and meant more for the road than the track. So far they're holding up, but as with any tires, skidding a lot is going to chew them up fast.