Originally Posted by 53-11 alltheway
I am really worried about going fast down hill wthout my Tufo Elites (tubular clincher) because once a regular clincher goes flat there is nothing holding the two edges of the tire togther and it just comes off the rim.
The whole idea of a clincher is that it is a "safety rim". They don't just come off. The isea is that the tire sits inside the rim.
I had a high speed front blowout on my MTB. Somehow I didn't go down. Scarey at 37mph off road.