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Originally Posted by jyl
I'm gluing up some tubulars to my speedy bike. I will be really irked when they flat. Tubulars are not cheap! And carrying a spare tub kind of cancels out the weight savings.
I've ordered some flint catchers. These are wire things that lightly brush your tire, hopefully removing that bit of glass before it penetrates. We'll see how they work.
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Even though the cost and can be a messy changeout, there's something to be said using tubulars on rough road. No flats from snake-bites. I used to run them on a ridiculous light custom wheel set but have long sold them off. Carrying a spare tubular is sort of cumbersome if riding solo. But back when in club rides, only a few who used them would agree to carry a spare as it was rarely needed.
For on or off road tubes, long gone from using butyl and will use latex type. For off road extreme thorn, rough and or screw studded winter tires, I add the weight of a liner.