Tufo Tubular Clinchers

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,666
edited September 2019 in Road buying advice
Anyone tried these? Seems they are very little heard of (possibly for good reason?), are they a hidden gem?

For those that don't know, they are a proper tubular tyre with a special lip that means they can be used on normal clincher wheels.

I am very curious about trying tubs and if I don't get some (looking iffy at the mo) then may consider trying these.

http://www.tufo.com/

Dennisn, I believe you are in a position to comment?...

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  • James_London
    James_London Posts: 530
    Not tried then but I agree they're an interesting idea. That said, not many roadies rate Tufo tubulars let alone these.

    The closest setup to good tubs would be Vittoria Open Corsa EVO CX II clinchers with latex tubes. Depends on what you're used to riding but the difference is amazing (and will put a big grin on your face the first time you try).
  • Infamous
    Infamous Posts: 1,130
    As heavy as a clincher, but with the unreplaceability of a tub. avoid.

    Just get tubs, tried and tested by all racing cyclists for decades.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Infamous wrote:
    As heavy as a clincher, but with the unreplaceability of a tub. avoid.

    Just get tubs, tried and tested by all racing cyclists for decades.

    agreed - there's nothing lke the real thing.

    No matter how you dress it up, a 'tubular clincher' is just a 'tyre' - as well as being a contradiction in terms...
  • Tom753
    Tom753 Posts: 737
    IMHO they're a stupid idea.

    You get the puncture repair difficulty of a tub without the advantage of the lighter sprint rim

    In the case of Tufo tubs, you can't even open them up for repair as I gather they're a sealed unit with the inner tube bonded to the casing, the only way is to use a sealant.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I use Tufo tubs - the sealant works very well and I've always worn the tyre out first. OK, ride quality isn't as supple as a Veloflex, but good for training and heavier conditions. I'll be using Tufo tubs on my cross bike this winter.
    The tubular clinchers appear to have all the disadvantages of both with few advantages - as I understand they may be discontinued, particularly as tubeless tyres become more popular.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    DennisN swears by them, but I've heard someone else comment that it's like having hosepipes on your rims.

    It isn't a new idea, Clement pioneered them in the eighties but their's were a bit of a disaster.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I'll, erm, give them a miss!

    Cheers chaps.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Monty Dog wrote:
    I use Tufo tubs - the sealant works very well and I've always worn the tyre out first. OK, ride quality isn't as supple as a Veloflex, but good for training and heavier conditions. I'll be using Tufo tubs on my cross bike this winter.
    The tubular clinchers appear to have all the disadvantages of both with few advantages - as I understand they may be discontinued, particularly as tubeless tyres become more popular.

    I have no problem with them. Easy to mount(no tools). No pinch flats(they are tubeless).
    No need for rim tape. No worries about sharp edges or burrs on the rim puncturing the tube like on a normal clincher. As MD says the sealant works well, even though it tends to clog the presta valve. Also as MD says "I've always worn the tire out first". Seems to me to be perfectly suitable rubber and I also use Tufo tubulars.
  • Fred73
    Fred73 Posts: 5
    edited September 2019
    Did erase this post...fed up to give tricks to some foolish people who prefer argue before even.reading the containt.It is too bad for all Tufo users who throw their tubulars to the garbage..believing their can t repair them. Fed up to have stupid answers from.people who don t even take time.to read before to post stupid answers.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    MF used a set of Tufo S3 tubs taped onto his rims.

    They lasted about 5 minutes before cracking and falling apart (the tires that is, not the rims)

    Conti Sprinters are a brazilian times better.

    He's avoided Tufo ever since.

    #replyingonbehalfofMF
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Fred73 wrote:
    Tufo tubulars are the only reparable tubulars on the market..

    What?? No they are not. That is absolute nonsense. Unless you meant to say 'the only non-repairable tubs on the market' - in which case, you're absolutely right.

    BTW - 10 year old thread.
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Heavier than tub mounted on a heavier clincher rim (tubular rims tend to be lighter) and they dead feeling tubs that cant be repaired. Part of the overlooked reasons to use tubs is tubular rim are structurally better than clincher rims. Less easy to damage, they dont concave as quickly, they are lighter and stiffer.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Fred73
    Fred73 Posts: 5
    edited September 2019
    Imposter wrote:
    Fred73 wrote:
    Tufo tubulars are the only reparable tubulars on the market..

    What?? No they are not. That is absolute nonsense. Unless you meant to say 'the only non-repairable tubs on the market' - in which case, you're absolutely right.

    BTW - 10 year old thread.[
  • Fred73
    Fred73 Posts: 5
    edited September 2019
    Imposter wrote:
    Fred73 wrote:
    Tufo tubulars are the only reparable tubulars on the market..

    What?? No they are not. That is absolute nonsense. Unless you meant to say 'the only non-repairable tubs on the market' - in which case, you're absolutely right.

    BTW - 10 year old thread.[
  • Fred73
    Fred73 Posts: 5
    Imposter wrote:
    Fred73 wrote:
    Tufo tubulars are the only reparable tubulars on the market..

    What?? No they are not. That is absolute nonsense. Unless you meant to say 'the only non-repairable tubs on the market' - in which case, you're absolutely right.

    BTW - 10 year old thread.

    Read again I just wrote "the easiest way to fix a big puncture...just read and try to indersta'nd..you probably don t know what is a TBL repair kit + a thread + the Tufo concept of their tubulars.There is absolutely no easiest way..(.once you ll have understand you ll say " i was a fool ") Tufo are tubeless tubulars (in fact a closed tubular with an tube enfusionned in the inner carcasse) and can be repaired like the tubeless tyre of your car or your motorbike.....nothing different. Go ask a motor biker or better a rider who has TBL tyres on his bicycle...he will explain to you. Unless you just want to conter argue without willing to take time to understand. Sorry if my text is not understandable I am French....but I think that you ll finish to.understand. (I hope)
  • Fred73
    Fred73 Posts: 5
    Imposter wrote:
    Fred73 wrote:
    Tufo tubulars are the only reparable tubulars on the market..

    What?? No they are not. That is absolute nonsense. Unless you meant to say 'the only non-repairable tubs on the market' - in which case, you're absolutely right.

    BTW - 10 year old thread.
    Just read and you ll feel stupid afterwards...I don t know why I am loosing my time to explain intelligent solutions to close minded people who just want to argue ....put "argue" first..before even reading the subject for which they argue. I won t post any smart solutions on internet from now...but on thing is definitively sure : you ll feel stupid one day or an another..when U ll have understand.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Thanks for the 10 year old thread resurrection Fred. Is this new record?!
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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Fred is new to the Internet, I think.
  • pilot_pete
    pilot_pete Posts: 2,120
    Imposter wrote:
    Fred is new to the Internet, I think.

    He’s figured out how to use the search by date order function quite well on his first go though, so there’s hope... :wink:

    Now, as for feeling stupid if I read what he wrote....nope, not got that feeling, but did get a few others! :roll:

    PP

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