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Some thing about bicycle tubular, clincher and tubeless tyres & rims
Different types of bicycle rim (carbonal carbon rims):
Rim types |
Tubular rim |
Clincher rim |
Tubeless rim |
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Let's compare the three different bicycle tyres:
|
Tubular tyre |
Clincher tyre |
Tubeless tyre |
Use: |
Race, training, off-road, enduro |
Race, training, off-road, commuting, enduro, downhill |
Race, training, off-road, commuting, enduro, downhill |
Advantage: |
Light weight, paired wheels are also very lightweight, more resistant to snakebite than clincher tyres |
Simple installation, convenient disassembly, ubiquitous, numerous products |
Excellent anti-puncture performance, can use low tire pressure, repair fluid to provide additional anti-puncture ability |
Disadvantage: |
Difficult to install and can not be repaired quickly by the side of the road |
Easy to be "bite" on low tire pressure |
Needs time to installation, not easy to maintaining |
Need accessories: |
Tubular wheel, special glue |
Clincher wheels, rim tape, inner tube |
Tubeless wheels, rim tape, tubeless valve, repair fluid sealant |
Maintaining: |
Check the tubular tyre tread wear, check the adhesion between tyre and wheel |
Check the tyre tead wear, foreign bodies |
Check the tyre tead wear, need regular inspection and replacement of fluid |
Cost: |
Medium and high, although you can buy relatively chep tubular tyre, but the need of the double-faced glue increased the cost |
From high to low, huge range of products. The inner tube is relatively cheap, but it's a contiuing cost. |
Medium and high, the tubeless tyre is often more expensive than the clincher tyre, rim tape and tubeless valve can be regarded as a one-time cost, but the tyre repair liquid will be a long-term cost. |
Tubular tyre: It has long been recognized as a best choice for race level road bikes, widely used by professional cyclists, but because installation and maintenance are difficult and time consuming, tubular tyre have only limited appeal to ordinary cyclists. However, tubular tyre can provide maximum weight savings.
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