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  • Is it insane to use tubs for every day riding? There's so many insanely good deals on tub rim brake wheelsets right now and I'm curious. Road surfaces here in Los Angeles aren't great but there's not loads of shit on the road - they are relatively clean from a flint and gravel perspective. It also never really rains.

  • I used them all summer in the 80s with no problems, clinchers were for winter use only. Clincher technology is now much improved, but tubs still feel great. The downside is finding tubs which are not megalight race jobbies and a tub repair service is a big help!

  • Is it insane to use tubs for every day riding?

    can you get an uber? if so, do it.

  • insanely good deals on tub rim brake wheelsets

    This is accurate in the sense that the deals look good to an insane person

  • If you’re not riding long distances, every single day, assuming decent tubs then it’s possible.

    I have commuted on tubs in the past and still use them for occasional cycles. Yes I’ve flatted, but not as often as on clinchers. One commute I flatted about 5 miles from the office and rode it all the way in, because in a pinch you can with tubs (sure I could’ve spent 10 mins by the roadside instead changing a tube, but where’s the adventure in that...).

    That said, my tub rims are largely Ambrosio Nemesis which look great and last a lifetime. Not sure I’d want to ride 5m on a punctured tub mounted on carbon...

    These days fancy tape does away with the need for gluing. Tubs also have the benefit of coming up wider/rounder than a clincher equivalent.

    Conventional logic says no, but it can be done.

    *oh and there’s always sealant if you’re really worried about punctures.

  • Is it insane to use tubs for every day riding?

    If it is, then I'm insane. I have bad experiences with carbon clincher rim-brake rims, none with carbon tub rims with rim brakes. I take a can of Pitstop and an ultralight track tub as backup. Never had to call a cab or walk home yet.

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