Fast-wheel focus

01 Tubeless or clincher?

● A key question when it comes to wheel is, tubeless or clincher? Clincher tyres, with their simple inner tubes, are the system we grew up with, and they’re still one of the best and fastest options around.

Our senior tech editor, Warren, vouches for the tubeless system, however, especially if you run tyres over 28mm wide. Tubeless are better when it comes to puncture resistance and avoiding pinch punctures. This is when the inner tube is ‘pinched’ between tyre and rim (when you hit a pothole at speed, for instance). A well-maintained tubeless set-up will seal small punctures from