Does anyone ride on tubs anymore....?

stevebendall
stevebendall Posts: 136
edited February 2008 in Workshop
Just wondered whether people are sill interested in high quality tub wheels, handbuilt around quality components, or do you just go for he latest fad wheelset from Mavic/Campag/Fulcrum etc.

Interested in your views, and see my link below if you are interested in some I might let go from my collection

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... 6#14716746

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  • SDP
    SDP Posts: 665
    a lot of lads still use tubs ( partic in TT & Track )

    a few still use handbuilt wheels as well ...mainly for track league etc where discs etc stay safely tucked away :-)
    www.mjsracing.net
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I still ride them. One thing I have noticed on these forums is that people talk about
    all these so called "high end" wheels for sale out there and their aero aspects
    and low weight then go out and buy clinchers. Then they covince themselves that
    because they spent tons of money that they now have "high end" wheels. Also
    I don't know if you have noticed all the entries from people who can't even get
    their clinchers mounted on these wheels. Almost makes glue sound good. Then
    they cry about pinch flats, tires not seating on the rim, broken tire levers, and it
    goes on and on. I tried them years ago. Had a front flat going downhill at a fair rate of
    speed. Tire came right off the rim and made for some really dicey stopping and steering.
    Not to mention the tire geting tangled in the spokes. Never again. I will admitt to using
    "Tufo" tubular clinchers though. Like tubies, at least they stay on the rim when flat.

    Dennis Noward
  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    I use both

    there are three main advantages of tubs IMO - the one dennis has identified with slower release of air from a tub meaning less likely to crash if punctured, they corner considerably better, and they allow a lighter system weight ... with less weight at the periphery. all considerable advantages.

    clinchers have their plusses too ... they are cheaper, faster, and by far the biggest advantage more practical ... i spare tube and a patch kit weighs far less than a spare tub but will fix far more punctures!
  • stevebendall
    stevebendall Posts: 136
    All agreed, so can I tempt any of you with my ones for sale in my other thread??!!
  • Garybee
    Garybee Posts: 815
    There's a classifieds section on the site.
    Hypocrisy is only a bad thing in other people.
  • stevebendall
    stevebendall Posts: 136
    Garybee wrote:
    There's a classifieds section on the site.

    Yes thanks, I'm well aware of that, and my full ad is in there, with the link to it above in my first post

    Get off your high horse man!

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