Originally Posted by
BFisher
Maybe it was discussed in detail here and I missed it, but what is the actual weight savings of a good tubular setup vs a good clincher setup.
Let's say two wheelsets, same freewheel hubs, same spoke/nipple type, one with Mavic Open Pro clinchers, the other with Mavic Open Pro tubulars (or any similar comparison), both with light, supple, high-end tires - how much lighter is the tubular setup?
Originally Posted by
repechage
About 100 grams per rim or more and 80-120 grams per tire/ tube, rim strip vs tire/ glue.
Mavic specs a weight of 435g for the clincher Open Pro, 360g for the tubular Open Pro, so I get a difference of 75g each in this case. Lighter tubular rims would not be hard to find, at that...
Comparing Challenge's Paris-Roubaix variants, 285g for the clincher version, 330g for tubular. Figuring that a latex tube would be about 75g, you are still coming out 30g ahead with the tubular. The tire I wish I could go back in time and try was the Clement Campionato del Mondo, which was fat but only 290g altogether. So you pretty much get the tube for free compared to the Challenge Paris-Roubaix clincher!
