Tubs or?

Dave_G

Are there still any cyclists out there who use a tubeless tyre day in day out; for training, racing and commuting??

Back in the 80's I used 'tubs' and nothing else and what got me thinking about the use of tubs was that Tom B once again used them in the Paris Roubaix.

Cheers,

Dave

andrewgturnbull

Dave_G wrote:

Are there still any cyclists out there who use a tubeless tyre day in day out; for training, racing and commuting??

Back in the 80's I used 'tubs' and nothing else and what got me thinking about the use of tubs was that Tom B once again used them in the Paris Roubaix.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi there.

Tubs (not tubeless, thats something newer) are essential for a race like P-R as the risk of a pinch flat is very high on the cobbles. More and more pros are using clinchers now in the other races as the performance benefit have swung away from tubs as clincher technology has improved.

I use them for racing still, but only because the best carbon wheels come as tubulars.

You'd have to be nuts to use them for everyday use! Dennis?

Cheers, Andy

triboy222

You can get Gatorskins in tubs I think but why you would bother I don't know.

dennisn

andrewgturnbull wrote:

Dave_G wrote:

Are there still any cyclists out there who use a tubeless tyre day in day out; for training, racing and commuting??

Back in the 80's I used 'tubs' and nothing else and what got me thinking about the use of tubs was that Tom B once again used them in the Paris Roubaix.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi there.

Tubs (not tubeless, thats something newer) are essential for a race like P-R as the risk of a pinch flat is very high on the cobbles. More and more pros are using clinchers now in the other races as the performance benefit have swung away from tubs as clincher technology has improved.

I use them for racing still, but only because the best carbon wheels come as tubulars.

You'd have to be nuts to use them for everyday use! Dennis?

Cheers, Andy

Well, at 60 years old my "everyday use" is starting to turn into every other day use. I still
use them, although recently I have been using "Tufo" tubular clinchers. They ride fine with
very few flats(just like regular tubulars), are easy on and easy off(I rotate them), and
will hold much higher pressures than regular clinchers.

Dennis Noward

TO TRIBOY222 - Got a really good buy a while back on Conti Sprinter Gatorskins. Like half price. Couldn't pass it up. Although my wife still asked what was wrong with the tires I aleady had on my bike. DN

Monty Dog

If you knew how much Boonen paid for his tubs for P-Rx you wouldn't ride them every day! His FM-Boyaux tubs are even more exlusive than Dugast, which are in the region of £100 apiece:http://www.a-dugast.com/dugasteng.html

leonlikestrees

Monty Dog wrote:

If you knew how much Boonen paid for his tubs for P-Rx you wouldn't ride them every day! His FM-Boyaux tubs are even more exlusive than Dugast, which are in the region of £100 apiece:http://www.a-dugast.com/dugasteng.html

About halfway down the page. £100 a piece give or take a few quid, so about the same as Dugast.

Don't forget to buy three so you can carry a spare ;-)

leonlikestrees

Monty Dog wrote:

If you knew how much Boonen paid for his tubs for P-Rx you wouldn't ride them every day! His FM-Boyaux tubs are even more exlusive than Dugast, which are in the region of £100 apiece:http://www.a-dugast.com/dugasteng.html

About halfway down the page. £100 a piece give or take a few quid, so about the same as Dugast.

http://www.fm-boyaux.fr/route.htm

Don't forget to buy three so you can carry a spare ;-)