Tufo (or other) - tubular for clincher? open tubulars?

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mayhew on November 24, 2014 at 5:58pm

I'm not sure the Tufo tires are still around in that model. They weren't that great to begin with and you can roll them off too. I've done it. They are a pain to mount too.

Open tubular is a clincher of a certain make, so it's not really anything new.

You can easily find tubular wheelsets with tires for $250 or so. Keep looking around. Maybe sell the Mavics to cover the cost? You can always build up a lighter stronger wheel for less by hand than Mavic sells out of the box.

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Masek on November 24, 2014 at 7:36pm

Hmm, ok.
If I go tubular, then the main thing will be to get as strong a wheelset as possible (disc hubs). What would you suggest that would be stronger than the Crossmax's?

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Permalink Reply by Jeff McCachren on December 2, 2014 at 9:22am

Easy, Nathan.

Get a set of hubs (32h or 36h) and have them built up to Velocity Major Toms.  You could probably find some older Deore hubs (36h) that are almost bullet-proof for very little.  

I'm also around 200 and have raced a set of DuraAce/Major Tom's (28h/32h) with Challenge Fangos for 2 seasons with no issues.  I usually run 26psi-front/30psi-rear.  

You could end up with those built up for easily under $500 all in and if you go to a good builder they could take your size, riding style and wheel weight into consideration.

Hope that helps

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