Clinchers vs tubs, does it matter?

Was looking at track bikes on Dolan website and noticed default wheels for the entry level pre cursa are clinchers. Adding tubs adds considerably to the price.
Does it matter? For a beginner.

Makes a difference if you puncture, clincher will likely roll off and you'll fall, tub less likely to you may stay upright.

Other gainz from tubs too, might go faster ;)

go clincher for beginner

Which track will you be riding?

This thing with staying upright on tubs but hitting the deck on clinchers is, IMO, a load of balls.

I’d say that at the Glasgow ‘drome, on our public sessions there’s been no noticeable trend for which type of tyre stays upright and which doesn’t.

What we have seen though is a massive trend for which type of tyre punctures in the first place and it is undoubtedly tubs that puncture more often.

TLDR: I’d always recommend a beginner use clinchers.

Small sample, in the 3 yrs i've been at mcr i've only seen 1 rider not stay upright on a tub puncture, could count the number of punctures i've seen on one hand tho.

Fwiw I ride clinchers.

Makes a difference if you puncture, clincher will likely roll off and you'll fall, tub less likely to you may stay upright.

Have you watched much track cycling? OK, they used to stay on back in the 1940s when a: tubs were stuck on with shellac and b: clinchers hadn't been invented, but if you watch these days you'll see any number of tubs rolled off from punctures or crashes. There's a difference on the road in terms of riding on a flat while your team car catches up, but on a 250m track you're coming off if you puncture, whether its a tub or a clincher and whether it stays on the rim or not.

Other gainz from tubs too, might go faster

True if you're using Dugast or FMB hand made track tubs, anything normal people are likely to buy there's no material difference because the casings and tread bands are common between tubs and clinchers.

Have you watched much track cycling?

Not as much as some.

on a 250m track you're coming off if you puncture, whether its a tub or a clincher and whether it stays on the rim or not.

I'd be sure to come off as my bike handling is so bad. From what I've witnessed, this hasn't always been the case for riders on tubs.

I've ridden both and punctured both on the track. I stayed up on my clinchers and came down on my tubs...because of how and when the puncture happened.

As it's your first bike I'd recommend clinchers - I've raced on them as well (put lighter tyres & tubes on for racing) and for a track beginner they're just easier to deal with than tubs. And probably less expensive. Hope that helps.

Thanks all. That’s what I thought.