I use Tufo Tubular clinchers on my 404's. Once streatched are very easy to change, run at high pressure and get far fewer flats that clinchers.

I know that the clincher rims with the Tufos are heavier than a tubular but I like the ease of changing a tire and that I can use the tires after a race on my training rims. By using only one type of rim I can race on brand new tires, then move them to the training rims to train on slightly used tires and finish them off on the wind trainer in winter.

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i love them...great wheels.

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            404 clinchers are great! I ride them full time (3 years) and just love them. You couldn't ride tubulars full time, the tires are too expensive and the rims too delicate. I don't care what the tubular guys say, 404 clinchers rock! That said I use Verdsteins, they wear like iron, don't get flats ( and this is on Long Island with the worst roads I've ever seen) and are easy on and off ( no tools) I ride at 120psi, anything higher just ruins your ride with no real benefit.

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"It´s not whether you get knocked down, it´s whether you get up." ... Vince Lombardi

I have been riding on the Michelin Pro Race clinchers and They are a great tire. Great road feel for a clincher and they are easy on/off on most rims.

What IS the deal with Conti clinchers? Great tires, but they are absolutly brutal, to get on/off certain rims.

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Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog

Tufo Tubular Clinchers here also.....I like the Jet Special, and others prefer the S33. There is also a very light version if you don't mind the $$$.

That's about as secure a tire as you can get---and you can safely (slowly) ride it flat without worrying about ruining your wheel or having the tire dismount, or use the sealant. High pressures...use to train and race.