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Tubular wheels / tyres advice

wersal gummage · 2020-05-15 13:34:47

Hi, grateful for any advice on running 28mm tyres on tubular, is it possible? Is there any general rule of thumb on rim width to tyre width I need to look at?? Was trying to find a thread called something like "tubular, it works" and lob this in there rather than create a thread but I can't find it, sorry

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15-05-2020 2:34pm

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wersal gummage

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Hi, grateful for any advice on running 28mm tyres on tubular, is it possible? Is there any general rule of thumb on rim width to tyre width I need to look at??

Was trying to find a thread called something like "tubular, it works" and lob this in there rather than create a thread but I can't find it, sorry

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#2 15-05-2020 3:14pm
crosswords

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In Cyclocross we run 33mm tubulars on standard road type rims, so running a size 28 will be fine.

Rim profiles can vary but you can adjust the curvature by adding layers of glue.

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#3 15-05-2020 4:10pm
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https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057835490

Regarding 28mm tyre..is it for road or gravel or cx?

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#4 15-05-2020 4:47pm
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I think the thread you are thinking of was "Tubeless road - It actually works"

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#5 15-05-2020 5:27pm
wersal gummage

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koutoubia wrote: »

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057835490

Regarding 28mm tyre..is it for road or gravel or cx?

Road, and having a quick flick through that thread maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree altogether, I'm not even racing......

Just fancy a new set of wheels and have only ever had clinchers. Would only be for the good bike, which only sees the nice weather and sunshine..... Doesn't get a whole lot of use...

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#6 15-05-2020 9:17pm
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wersal gummage wrote: »

Road, and having a quick flick through that thread maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree altogether, I'm not even racing......

Just fancy a new set of wheels and have only ever had clinchers. Would only be for the good bike, which only sees the nice weather and sunshine..... Doesn't get a whole lot of use...

Tubulars are great to ride but come with the pretty major disadvantage of being a nightmare if you puncture far from home. Ditched the tubs and switched to tubeless for road and CX.

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