Newbie Question - Stretching tubulars

[bikerboy337]

Any reason you shouldn't stretch new tubulars on a clincher rim? I always see folks looking for tubular rims for stretching, but wondering if I can just use an old clincher as I don't have a bunch of tubular wheels at the moment...

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[FlashUNC]

They'll work in a pinch, just not ideal in my experience.

[echappist]

clincher rims work just fine for stretching in my experience

[christian]

I've done it. Nobody complained.

[Joachim]

No wonder people complain about tubulars that are not straight. Stretching on a Campagnolo Record Pave rim only!

[bikerboy337]

i was planning on pick up your Corima Tubulars so I could stretch my tires, but sounds like clincher rims work just fine... ;)

just wasn't sure if the difference in rim bed would create any issues... sounds like it wont...

my first tubulars arrive today, so i'll learn all this stuff now...

[redir]

Just make sure you don't forget about it, put that wheel on your bike, and go for a ride ;)

[Joachim]

Just make sure you don't forget about it, put that wheel on your bike, and go for a ride ;)

I have fixed a flat clincher on the road by replacing it with a tubular. Gets you home....well, it got the person who forgot an inner tube home.

[oldpotatoe]

Any reason you shouldn't stretch new tubulars on a clincher rim? I always see folks looking for tubular rims for stretching, but wondering if I can just use an old clincher as I don't have a bunch of tubular wheels at the moment...

:help:

None at all. I've got one stretching on a DT1.1 clincher rim right now....

As a matter of fact, I got a guy home once by putting my spare tubie on his clincher rim. Really narrow rim, really flat tubular(Gommeitalia I think).

Looked right above, yup, also filled a clincher with wet grass to get somebody home.

[Dead Man]

Last couplethree I've glued up, I didn't stretch.. just hooked the tire under my foot and yanked, rotated 90* and yanked again... mounted up just fine. Anybody else not even bother stretchiing?

[eBAUMANN]

certain tires needs it more than others.

no tires need it if you just use tape...which works great in my experience.

[jonnyBgood]

Did you find some Brake Pads for your Carbon Rims?

You're going to LOOOOVE Tubulars. I've got six sets of wheels between a few bikes and all but one are Tubulars. The Clincher set I use on the Trainer

They may take a little longer to install but it's all worth the ride quality

If you have removable valve cores put some Sealant in there and all is good :D

[thwart]

Last couple three I've glued up, I didn't stretch.. just hooked the tire under my foot and yanked, rotated 90* and yanked again... mounted up just fine. Anybody else not even bother stretchiing?
I'd guess you're not running Conti tubulars.

[Dead Man]

I'd guess you're not running Conti tubulars.

Vittoria

[redir]

I have fixed a flat clincher on the road by replacing it with a tubular. Gets you home....well, it got the person who forgot an inner tube home.

Oh yeah. Been there done that too but you don't want to rail corners on it. I had a flat on a tubular once that I replaced with my spare tubular and babied it home. A few weeks later I took the same bike for a ride with the spare still on it. Totally forgot. Nothing happened. Igot lucky because I was cornering on rails. IT's pretty amazing actually how well a properly prepped spare tubular stays on.

But I wouldn't want to do that on a clincher :)

[etu]

fellow newb tubular rider here
using vittoria tire
mounting is so easy
doesn't seem like they need much stretching, if any at all.

[m_sasso]

That is a really good way to tear and weaken the threads in the rim tape, and reduce the life of your tire. If you are going to run tubulars I suggest there is a reason the stretching has been done the old world way.

Last couplethree I've glued up, I didn't stretch.. just hooked the tire under my foot and yanked, rotated 90* and yanked again... mounted up just fine. Anybody else not even bother stretchiing?

[oldpotatoe]

Last couplethree I've glued up, I didn't stretch.. just hooked the tire under my foot and yanked, rotated 90* and yanked again... mounted up just fine. Anybody else not even bother stretchiing?

Gotta be careful not to tear the base tape doing this...

[Dead Man]

Just make sure you don't forget about it, put that wheel on your bike, and go for a ride ;)

YO.... I just experienced a first, about 20 minutes ago: Stripping the old rotten tires off a set of CLINCHER wheels that came with an old '90 Klein I bought a couple months ago - front wheel had an unglued tubular on it!

My astonishment only lasted a moment, until I remember the jury-rigged/mismatched/neglected condition of the rest of the bike, and suddenly I realized a tubular on a clincher rim is actually pretty damn par-for-the-course on this thing.

And no - I don't think it was just on there stretching. It was dirty and worn and sure as crap looked like somebody had been riding it like that.

[Dead Man]

That is a really good way to tear and weaken the threads in the rim tape, and reduce the life of your tire. If you are going to run tubulars I suggest there is a reason the stretching has been done the old world way.

Well I certainly don't know everything.. but I can't see how this is going to reduce life. I'm not putting anywhere near the sheer force they take just cornering, I can guarantee you.

One rear has 2000 miles on it right now - most I've ever gotten out of a tub by far. It's literally threadbare, but it's still on as secure as the day I glued it.

[bart998]

None at all. I've got one stretching on a DT1.1 clincher rim right now....

As a matter of fact, I got a guy home once by putting my spare tubie on his clincher rim. Really narrow rim, really flat tubular(Gommeitalia I think).

Looked right above, yup, also filled a clincher with wet grass to get somebody home.

Yep, I've done this too... put a tubie on a clincher rim... when that was the only spare available to get home. Worked fine, rode carefully.