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A front tub is fine most of the time IMHO. In my experience I get less flats on the front anyway and one of the plus points of a tub is that it is sort of OKish to ride it flat (unlike a clincher). So if you puncture on a corner or whatever you are better off. A minor plus I'll admit. Carry a spare, pre-stretched tub and some tub tape (and have a practice at home) and you'll be fine. Oh and ideally have a spare wet weather wheel with (insert your choice of puncture resistant tyre here), for those days. The Gatorskin or the tufo are both fine (not an awful lot nicer than riding clinchers really but I presume it is for a fancy looking wheel so you aren't doing it for ride quality. Oh, what is that other one, Vittoria Roubaix Pave or something, never had one myself mind. Anyway, good luck.