wheels

[scott s10]

does anyone know what the difference between clincher wheels and tubular type wheels thanks.

 

[Young Un]

Clinchers are like normal tyres that will be fitted to your road bike: they have a bead on the tyre which hooks into a pip on the rim and these tyres require an innertube. Tubular tyres are like anlinner tube and tyre sown together to make a cyclinder that does not have this 'bead' meaning that the tyres must be glued or taped onto the rim. Tubulars roll a lot better making you faster and so are used by many a tt'er (lighter aswell) but punctures are a nightmare and can be costly!

Hope this helps

 

[SimonRoberts0204]

clinchers need an inner tube, and the tyres have a bead which 'clinches' the rim of the tyre. Tubular tyres have a built in inner tube, and so need no mechanism to attach the tube to the tyre.

 

[SimonRoberts0204]

or as above - replied simultaneously!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Its getting even more complicated nowadays as tubeless tyres are being introduced (like car tyres), these need another type of rim, but some top-end wheels are now available with rims that can take both tubeless and clinchers. Tubulars cannot fit onto a clincher type rim and viceversa. A tubular rim is smooth and hollowed on the tyre-side to allow the tubular tyre to be glued to it, rather like a hollow fat rounded, filled in, C in section.

 

[mr-marty-martin]

tubular wheels are genarly lighter aswell

 

[accountantpete]

Tubs can either be glued on - needs quite a bit of practice but more secure- or you can used tub tape.