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  1. Hi guys, Advise please. I recently bought my wife a secondhand road bike, that fit our budget. The bike was fitted with an old set of carbon Bontrager wheels with gatorskin tubbies on. A cycle shop in Stellenbosch gave them a decent service, replaced two bearings, and noted that they're 100% apart from that. The tubbies are at the end of their life. Off course I took the wheels and put them on my road bike. Not knowing tubbies for road (I'm more of a mountain biker, recently venturing into triathlons) I'm a bit sceptical to use them, seeing as you cannot quickly fix a tire, should the need arise. Also, I don't want to permanently cycle around with a spare tubby at R1000 a pop in my rear pocket. I see my options as the following: 1. Sell/trade the wheels for a decent set of clinchers. 2. Replace the tubbies (R2000) and get continue riding with them. 3. Replace the tubbies, get a cheap set of exercise wheels, and keep the tubbies as race wheels. Option 3 looks like a bit of a schlep, as I'll have to replace brake pads for races as well. Will also be the priciest option. So, which option would you say is best? And if I go for option 1, do you have any idea of what they'll be worth? Bad image of the wheels, I know.
  2. Good Morning. I recently won a set of tubular wheels. I have never ridden on tubulars before and did a lot of research on how to put the tyres on and everything about that. So last week the wheels were ready to ride. I put Continental Gatorskin 25mm tyres on which I thought should be the best puncture resistant. I also put some sealant in the tyre to prevent punctures. I read that people in the UK has gotten 1 000 miles+ on their tubular tyres without any issue. After the ride I fell in love with them and just want to ride the tubby's now. There's just that thought of a puncture in the back of my mind and also the cost involved in replacing such a tyre. My questions are: Is there anybody that can fix a puctured tubby? Who else trains with their tubular wheels? Should I only use the wheels for special occasions?Any views would be great. Thanks.
  3. Morning everyone I would like to find out, I am fairly new at the whole road bike area of cycling and would like to find out if anyone has experience with carbon road wheelsets. What would be a great set and if it would be better to go for tubular or clincher? I know that there are carbon tubular sets our there that seem cheaper that the clinchers but also that tubular tyres are more costly. If I were to throw a hypothetical road race (say the 94.7) but would like to upgrade my wheels for the race and a few thereafter, in order to improve my time? What wheelset would you go for? Thanks a mill
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