Mr. S.

They are clinchers, Bontrager's do not come as tubulars until you get into the RaceXXXLites and above, even then you can go tubular or clincher.

Vittoria Open Corsa are great tires, super ride, and decent life. Years ago, tubulars had a great advantage over clinchers in ride quality, but clincher technology (thread count, rubber compounds, flat resistance) has made them hard to beat. Tubulars are still typically lighter, but for cost and ease clinchers are the way to go.

You can't mix and match, tubulars are glued on the rim, and you know how a clincher works.

The term tubular seems very trendy now, but mostly marketing. I would stay away from tubeless tires, etc...

The new wheels look great, lets see a pic of them installed!