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Yes they are. I use tubs all year round. If you think they are not practical then you are doing something wrong.
Sew up tubs what on earth do you think you have to do to repair a puncture? Carry a spare tub and some sealant that way you can deal with a small puncture and a big one. when I go out on tubs I have a can of pit stop in my back pocket and a spare tub strapped under the saddle. I rarely puncture on tubs but when I do 5 minutes later I am back on the road. Seriously what is the hassle.
thecycleclinic-
Seriously what is the hassle
The hassle is what happens when you get home with a tub which is too broken to run on sealant alone. You're looking at either getting the sewing needle out or getting the credit card out.
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For me: I can't get the fecking things on the rim myself. Too tight to stretch. No doubt you can learn it by lots of practice if you've time for it...I'd rather spend my time tinkering with other things :)
2 punctures in 100 miles in glassbin Belfast on continued gatorskins and I've given up. Too bad as they do cycle nicely on the old MA2s :)
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Seriously what is the hassle.
So speaks the voice of experience.
I have no experience of tubulars or tubeless tyres, so I guess I'd stick with clinchers for almost every use. I have tubs on some track wheels I use at HHV, but I think when they go I may have to ask someone else to put new ones on!
Serious question: if you need to use the spare tubular on a ride (not totally weird to me as I often carry a folding clincher in case of tyre disasters) does that mean you would just have some tape too to hold it on, or use the residual glue on the rim to adhere the new tub?
I am totally used to just switching inners on clinchers by the roadside. Seems to me like if you've never had much experience with tubulars, you're unlikely to switch to them because someone on the internet says they're dead easy to use.
gbj_tester
JWestland
Skülly
I'd like to ride them all summer, take em to Majorca etc. Tubs just aren't practical.