Training on Tubular or Clinchers
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Re: Training on Tubular or Clinchers
Postby othy » Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:20 pm
Awesomeness?DanielS wrote:What advantage is there to training on tubulars? I can't think of any.
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Postby ft_critical » Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:57 pm
You probably weren’t thinking about glue then...DanielS wrote:What advantage is there to training on tubulars? I can't think of any.
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Re: Training on Tubular or Clinchers
Postby TheSkyMovesSideways » Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:02 pm
Of course I don't necessarily endorse Sheldon's opinion!
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Postby ft_critical » Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:57 pm
JV911 wrote:maybe if you sniff it?DanielS wrote:Glue is an advantage?
Mmmm, glue.
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Formula 1 Tyre Change...
Postby Quinns Rocks Roadie » Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:14 pm
Training on fast tyres helps with race speed, but nowadays with the advances in fast/lightweight clinchers I would say that the advantages of training on tubulars are much diminished.
Further factoring in the monetary cost and time cost of repairing tubulars, I would give the nod to training on fast clinchers and with the money saved spend up on the fastest tubulars for race days.
The further advantage of tubulars for racing is the speed that tubulars can be changed - with a bit of practice you can be back on the road in 90 seconds or less.
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Postby foo on patrol » Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:30 am
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Re: Formula 1 Tyre Change...
Postby toppity » Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:53 am
I take it you have to be careful riding after a 90 second tubular change-over?Quinns Rocks Roadie wrote:Decades ago I used to commute, train and race on tubulars and somehow had very few punctures.
Training on fast tyres helps with race speed, but nowadays with the advances in fast/lightweight clinchers I would say that the advantages of training on tubulars are much diminished.
Further factoring in the monetary cost and time cost of repairing tubulars, I would give the nod to training on fast clinchers and with the money saved spend up on the fastest tubulars for race days.
The further advantage of tubulars for racing is the speed that tubulars can be changed - with a bit of practice you can be back on the road in 90 seconds or less.
Eric.
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