After 4 punctures in two weeks on my old Raleigh International I am considering throwing in the towel on tubulars! I use this particular bike to commute to work and the shoulders have a typical variety of glass, nails, wire, etc. Typical rural small town environment. I have been using mostly cheap and sometime old tubulars including low end Hutchinson, Wolber, made in Thailand Clement Condors and the like. Before I give up and build some clincher wheels, can anyone recommend some tubulars that may be feasible to use for commuting on less than perfect roads? I have heard that Continental Sprinter 250's are pretty tough. I actually had two flats yesterday. When you carry one spare you know what that means...walking several miles in cleats is no fun! I do like the ability you have to quickly slap on a spare with tubulars but it does get old after a while, especially at 93 degrees!
Final caution - I had been using Hutchinson glue with success until I ripped off my last punctured Wolber only to find the base tape glue totally dissolved!
Paul Raley
Hot and Tired in southern MD