Tubs or clinchers?

[bigpantswheels]

Oops, I meant to say Wiggle, and they still have them.

 

[fiks]

Re tubular/clincher, bad points of both types rolled into one!

Heaver rim and difficult to repair, or in the case of Tufo, impossible to repair. By repair I mean opening up and patching the inner tube, not squirting some horrible gunk inside.

 

[FINNEY1973]

Just as an addition to this thread, what do people do in regard to punctures when riding out on tubs? during the summer I ride a quick 20 miles before work which to date has been on my modern bike with clinchers - I carry spare tubes so a simple solution if I puncture. I really want to take some of my older bikes out on this ride but daren't in case I flat and am therefore late for work. I've heard about this horrible gunk - seems to be a solution if it gets you back on the road quickly?? anyone know a product that's decent and works ok?? also anyone know somewhere to get tubs repaired??

 

[fiks]

You carry a spare tub, as it's not convenient to repair a tub at the roadside.

I've never used any tyre sealant, but I've read that the stuff can cause problems long term, especially with latex inner tubes.

 

[Old Ned]

Check out Tufonorthamerica.com, they are based out of Canada and they still make the tubular/clincher for about $80 Canadian money, whatever that is. I think they are made in eastern Europe somewhere and Ribble in the UK used to carry them at one time.

Clement made a similar tyre in the 80's but it never caught on.

 

[rusty bodie]

tubs ALL the way!! a nice set of mavic gp4 rims with vittoria rallye or continental giro
tubulars. great ride for not a lot of money.

"clinchers" suck the golden egg and i wouldn't ride them as you'll find they
are puncture central!

:shock:

 

[NeilM]

tubs ALL the way!! a nice set of mavic gp4 rims with vittoria rallye or continental giro
tubulars. great ride for not a lot of money.

"clinchers" suck the golden egg and i wouldn't ride them as you'll find they
are puncture central!

:shock:

Right... erm, pretty unequivocal response then :shock:

 

[rusty bodie]

i thank you!

 

[David B]

Check out Tufonorthamerica.com, they are based out of Canada and they still make the tubular/clincher for about $80 Canadian money, whatever that is. I think they are made in eastern Europe somewhere and Ribble in the UK used to carry them at one time.

Clement made a similar tyre in the 80's but it never caught on.

Tufos always intrigued me, but apparently suppleness isn't their strong suit as the whole tube/casing assembly is vulcanised as one (hence the sealant, since they can't be unpicked, repaired and sewn). The damning comment "they're like riding plywood" overheard at a London League CX event finally did it for me.

Next season I'm on Panaracer 30mm knobbly clinchers, bought new off eBay from a guy in Portugal for only 30 quid the pair. No wheels to put them on as yet though!

David

 

[rusty bodie]

Check out Tufonorthamerica.com, they are based out of Canada and they still make the tubular/clincher for about $80 Canadian money, whatever that is. I think they are made in eastern Europe somewhere and Ribble in the UK used to carry them at one time.

Clement made a similar tyre in the 80's but it never caught on.

what was that thing called - was it a clement solo? all black thing that was murder to fit on a G40 rim?!

:evil: