right, i always pre-glued my spare tire, but learned quickly that keeping it under my seat, not wrapped in plastic or anything, while riding on wet roads is not a good idea.

when you're out in the woods and have no natural cover, it's hard to keep things totally dry!

Yeah, water always gets in if you change a tire in the rain, but a tubular always seems to get me home OK. The system is reasonably forgiving. The hard part is on a freezing, rainy day, when your hands are blocks of ice, and you have to pry that danged flatted tire off the rim.

Tufo sells a really nice tubular tire bag (Roger has them at www.worldclasscycles.com), which is better than the traditional alternative of an old sock. I always put the tire inside a big ziploc bag inside the tire bag, both so a rainy ride doesn't get any water on it and because the plastic helps minimize any chafing of the tire.

assuming 53_11 meant the tufo elite tubie clinchers, his review is spot on. I have a set and love them, never had a problem with flats, and they rode like a dream. Getting them on is tricky the first time, easy after that. I could do it in no time flat.

Funny how everyone jumps all over the guy for trolling 99% of the time -- but when it turns out he knows his ****, they all shut up. 53, you're alright in my book, if a little over-informed. Also, you love campy, as i do.

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