Originally Posted by xbartx

There was cyclocross race close by and I rode my bike out to watch. Looked like a ton of fun and something that I would love to try.
I spent a couple weeks doing a bit of research and bought a one year old used bike that I could get started with.
There is at least one item on the bike that got by me from my lack of knowledge, it has tubular wheels.

The tubular wheels and tires that came with the bike look to be of high quality and quite new.
Are tubulars typically used for day to day riding and training or just for racing?
For a rookie, just starting out would it be best to buy an inexpensive set of clincher or tubeless wheels?
If I end up using the tubulars from day 1 or just on race day, I would think that I should pull the tires off and re-glue them.
Could it be cost effective to bring the wheels to my LBS on have them put a new clincher rims on?
Any advise or thoughts appreciated!