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@Dammit
I've been tempted by any number of carbon bling rims on the bay before- but they are cheap for a reason!
Tublulars are great if you have a bunch of mechanics following you in a bright yellow car with "Mavic" written all over it, stuffed full of spare wheels.
Not so great if you have only your bag over your shoulder.
In short- to fix a puncture with a clincher you just need to swap the tube, with a tub you need to remove the entire tyre/tube sealed unit, re-glue or tape the new tyre/tube unit to the rim (and it must be pre-stretched), then inflate it to 160 PSI with your mini-pump.
I run clinchers personally, even on the road bike.