Clincher Tires on Tubular Wheels??

[Mr. Bloom]

According to their website the RaceXLites are available either way.

We're going to have to go back to saying "sew-ups."

This is what has us confused...but we can't find a diagram of their profile.

But these wheels clearly have a hook...

I think we're going to simply try mounting the tires tonight. If they turn out to not be clinchers, the ebay seller is being very very flexible...he'll get great feedback regardless of how it turns out.

[Mr. Bloom]

Got the VIttoria Open Tubular clincher tires installed tonight. So, the wheels are clincher.

I think the conclusion is:

The word "Tubular" is becoming meaningless

I agree that they should start using Sewn and Glued as descriptors for truly tubular tires...

[PinkBike]

bicycle semantics (sigh)
maybe the term "tubular" now just means there's a tube inside (whether clincher or sew-up/glue-on)?
as if "clipless" wasn't a confusing enough name for a pedal that you clip into . . .

[VeloVT]

bicycle semantics (sigh)
maybe the term "tubular" now just means there's a tube inside (whether clincher or sew-up/glue-on)?
as if "clipless" wasn't a confusing enough name for a pedal that you clip into . . .

But don't tubulars **NOT** have tubes?

[DebW]

But don't tubulars **NOT** have tubes?

Tubulars do have tubes. The tube is just hidden inside the tire. To patch a tubular, you cut the stitching that holds the tire together, patch the tube, and sew the tire back together. The tubular-clinchers seem pretty close to sewups except that they mount on a clincher rim (but maybe there is no sewn seam). The open tubulars seem to have nothing in common with sewups and everything in common with clinchers.

[Kano]

all right. I love to sew, but no WAY am I going to sew tires...

Karen in Boise