First ever tubs

ednino
ednino Posts: 684
edited October 2014 in Road general
got my first set of tubular wheels/tyres after years of using clinchers. What should I know? For a tubs noob.
What do you take with you on a ride? Incase the worst happens

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  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    I just take a small can of sealant. I tend to get one puncture per year, about 13 000km so pretty resistant.

    Which tubs you got?
  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    Continental sprinters
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    ednino wrote:
    Continental sprinters

    OK, I don't have any recent experience of those, I'm more VIttoria / Mavic at the moment or Veloflex if they're cheap (not often).
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    More importantly........ How do you find them?
  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    Carbonator wrote:
    More importantly........ How do you find them?

    Don't know yet. I'll let you know after I've been out on them
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Carbonator wrote:
    How do you find them?

    Found mine at Rose bikes :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    I'd definitely take a pump with me
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Got my first tub punc*ure the other week going downhill at close to 40 mph. The bike felt reassuringly controlled (Zipp 303 FC's with Veloflex Carbons) unlike some flats I've had on clinchers. Removed the valve core, squirted in some Tufo Extreme, put the core back in, gave it a quick blast of C02, spun the wheel, topped up with gas and off we went. Couldn't have been simpler.
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Got my first tub punc*ure the other week going downhill at close to 40 mph. The bike felt reassuringly controlled (Zipp 303 FC's with Veloflex Carbons) unlike some flats I've had on clinchers. Removed the valve core, squirted in some Tufo Extreme, put the core back in, gave it a quick blast of C02, spun the wheel, topped up with gas and off we went. Couldn't have been simpler.

    How many miles are you getting out of the Veloflex's? Heard they don't last long, which kind of puts up your £/mile rate when they're 80 quid each!
  • epo.wks
    epo.wks Posts: 47
    I'm getting very good wear from my Veloflex Arenberg tubs.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    bernithebiker wrote:
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Got my first tub punc*ure the other week going downhill at close to 40 mph. The bike felt reassuringly controlled (Zipp 303 FC's with Veloflex Carbons) unlike some flats I've had on clinchers. Removed the valve core, squirted in some Tufo Extreme, put the core back in, gave it a quick blast of C02, spun the wheel, topped up with gas and off we went. Couldn't have been simpler.

    How many miles are you getting out of the Veloflex's? Heard they don't last long, which kind of puts up your £/mile rate when they're 80 quid each!

    Got mine for 55 a tyre ;-) stuck them on at the start of May and have ridden them all summer. The front looks as good as new and will deffo do me another season, the back is showing wear but is no where near a Corsa's summer of wear...if that makes sense!
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    bernithebiker wrote:
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Got my first tub punc*ure the other week going downhill at close to 40 mph. The bike felt reassuringly controlled (Zipp 303 FC's with Veloflex Carbons) unlike some flats I've had on clinchers. Removed the valve core, squirted in some Tufo Extreme, put the core back in, gave it a quick blast of C02, spun the wheel, topped up with gas and off we went. Couldn't have been simpler.

    How many miles are you getting out of the Veloflex's? Heard they don't last long, which kind of puts up your £/mile rate when they're 80 quid each!

    Got mine for 55 a tyre ;-) stuck them on at the start of May and have ridden them all summer. The front looks as good as new and will deffo do me another season, the back is showing wear but is no where near a Corsa's summer of wear...if that makes sense!

    Sounds good. I've found Carbons for 60 Euros, so 46 quid, might give them a go.

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