Originally Posted by
gregam
From this forums definations;
Clinchers, (what 95% of us use) are your standard hook and bead set-up where the tire actually "clinches" on to the rim hook from the tube pressing against it.
I'm not certain who is responsible for that definition, but it is quite commonly accepted that there are two general types of rims - tubulars, and clinchers. There are several varieties of clinchers - one of which is the hook and bead that you are evidently looking for.
If there's a lesson here, it is the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. The one word "clinchers" leaves a lot of room for differing interpretations.