Tubs

I've run UST off road, no pinch flats with them, but as the tyres are clincher types you can shove a tube in if you get a puncture- is this sort of system available for cyclo-cross?

UST?

Do you mean tubeless? That's available.

I've just invested in another pair of clinchers for the road bike. My older wheels were dead after shredding the rims with gravel and grit during heavy rain and a ride along a canal tow path. What died were Fulcrum Racing Zeros, and I'm replacing them with Fulcrum Racing Lights.

I was really taken by a £800 wheelset on eBay, they were tubs but I was too damned slow:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130317572351#ebayphotohosting

Sodding gorgeous. Wish I'd had them.

But then, the Fulcrums are 43% reduced over at Wiggle right now. It's a little beyond my budget but I think a few punctures on those Edge wheels would have added up quite quickly.

Some wise words from the ever knowledgeable hillbilly means I won't shirk from tubs in future, but I'm still kicking myself about not getting that Edge wheelset, here's hoping a pair of Racing Lights make me feel better about it.