I just saw this. Some very experienced recreational -- ie, non-pro, but the sort who do PBP and other brevets -- say that tubulars are simply more cushioning at a given width than equivalent wired-ons. Some also say that they are, all equal, faster. Tubular are certainly -- all equal -- lighter. They're still very popular with mere enthusiasts.
I've never ridden tubulars, but recent threads on their merits have convinced me -- hardly a pro! -- to try them when (God willing) I get my very nice steel road frame built up (don't worry, it's Rivendellian; all lugged light 531, 45 cm stays, and "fistful of seatpost" sizing (60 X 56 c-c). If fact, I think Bill Lindsay of this list equipped a new Roadeo with tubulars. Certainly the performance difference with "clinchers" has greatly lessened with the new, thinwall-casing tires from Schwalbe and R Herse and others. On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 6:17:23 PM UTC-7, ted wrote: > > Re: association of tubulars with "roadies." These days I don't know what a typical tubular rider would be except perhaps a > professional racer. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgsCo%2Bh0LWmmj7W0V2iuegiv_qd6qN1aVOHZomvW1XwgbQ%40mail.gmail.com.
