Anyone ride on tubs regularly?

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so i take it its a reeeeallly reaaallly bad idea to do skids with rear tub?
so big gear with tubs, brakeless on the roads is stupidity?

so i take it its a reeeeallly reaaallly bad idea to do skids with rear tub?
so big gear with tubs, brakeless on the roads is stupidity?

yip

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There's a few other threads about tubs you haven't posted in yet, could maybe try those as well ? ;)

No. I couldn't find any.

:P

i still wonder why anyone who isn't on a track or has a backup car rides tubs.

they'll need a good two week shakedown before they're truly trustable, according to the guys in my old shop.

'Shakedown'?

I find 24 hrs and they're good. They've been 'trusted' for a long time before clinchers.

There's a lot off anecdotal guff associated with tubs, particularly with regards to aging and gluing.

I run tubs - last year I had one puncture - and that was after the tyre had started to wear - presently I am trying out Gatorskin tubs - they roll OK but not as sexy looking as to veloflex

buddha... is there a racy Veloflex tub with a bit of puncture protection you know of?

I think all Veloflex tubs have a puncture belt, but as they're light weight, high TPI they tend to wear quicker.

oh yeah, i found the tub talk thread, sweet....

@rik - hope hippy has contacted you about those sprinters

@dmczone, i am sure over the next couple months i'll take a set of ya, thinking tempo/podiums. how much we talking?

@ Ste S, so you're using the pitstop? think i'm gonna get me some

@rik - hope hippy has contacted you about those sprinters

we are in talks

@ Ste S, so you're using the pitstop? think i'm gonna get me some

+1 for pitstop, have used it successfully a few times, on tubs and tubes.

I use tubs all the time. Used Pitstop afew times and it works well. Get rid of the paranoia about punctures and you'll enjoy the ride. Cheap tubs run like cheap tyres - not great. Veloflex are very nice but their clinchers used with latex tubes ride about the same. If you can afford Dugast or FMB they are very indulgent and ride so beautifully. They sound great too. Avoid Conti tubs if you want a nice ride, they are harsh. Vittoria Paves in 27mm are very comfy, Evo CX and other patterns are OK, some people find them punctury but there is a 320tpi one out now. I find Gommitalia about the best all round price/ride/wear/puncture resistant.

@dayno - Yeah, using Pit Stop, worked well on the one time I had to use it. Had my first double puncture while using some old tubs I've been given. Pit Stop in the back and spare on the front and I was off again within 10mins.

@leloby - What you loose with Conti tubs (crr and lower tpi) you gain in durability. I've been using the same set of Conti Sprinters on my track bike for a year now without a puncture. Not tried Vittoria Evo CX's yet, but the Open Evo CX clinchers I had on my road bike only lasted about three months.

so...... lesser of 2 evils, can i be Regan, at least he pissed of the bush's and they tried to knock him off...... but yeah got the tubs man good work will get em on for a try and extra peice of mind soon enough

@ gralegrav & Ste S thanks - got all set up for pitstop and 02 blaster, i always leave it last minute getting to work so need the speed of fixing.

My cheapo vittoria rallies have been nice enough without puncture proof material, the conti's are on next and then will try some tufo's after that.

So when i go back home in august to perfect wide open and puncture free roads (they have them in oz u know) I'll get something that feels amazing

One of my three week old Rally's got a cut to the sidewall yesterday trashing it.

Funny thing is it was fine when I left it locked up in the morning, came back in the afternoon to find a V shaped flap cut out of the sidewall. Either I'd cut i and weakend it on the morning ride and it gently expired during the day, or some knob deliberately slashed it while it was locked up.

Sorry for the hijack but....

Anyone with any experiance/thoughts on the Tufo clincher tubs. Seems like a great way of trying out tubs without having to have tub specific rims. Plus should you trash one you can just use a clincher for a while. They're only around 40/50 grams heavier than most tubs, and dont require glueing. The only down side seems to be the £40-60 price tag.

Price is too high and they can't really be repaired.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread11472.html

You'd be better off with a high end racing clincher like VeloFlex for that tubular feeling.

Sorry for the hijack but....

Anyone with any experiance/thoughts on the Tufo clincher tubs. Seems like a great way of trying out tubs without having to have tub specific rims. Plus should you trash one you can just use a clincher for a while. They're only around 40/50 grams heavier than most tubs, and dont require glueing. The only down side seems to be the £40-60 price tag.

From what I am told (not riden myself) they are the worst of both worlds. They don't feel like tubs, because you still get movement on the rim, due to the gap between the tire and rim base, so they feel more like clinchers, yet you can't repair them, like tubs.

Get some veloflex masters or pave and some latex intertubes if you want wanna go light on clinchers.