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Oooh.
I've never run tubular on the road, only on track.
Is it that much of a difference?
What are the factors that you are weighing up in the wheel, brake, tubular choice?
I'm basically keeping this build as simple as possible, I have travelled with the Serotta, it's been to a number of countries and over a few mountains, but also just in the middle of nowhere silly long rides. I like the peace of mind that comes from everything being standard-ish and parts being everywhere... even for what are exotic road bikes.
Tubular would break that a little... but I'm open to trying it out to feel the difference.
Velocio
There's a bunch of dependencies that some of these choices impose which lead to some conflicts - I'm facing the same ones, specifically on the wheels/brakes.
I've been running tubeless recently and I'm a convert to the ease of use, puncture resistance, and the grip and comfort that running much lower pressures bring - always seems crazy to me (at 82kg) that 50 rear and 45 front is fine, but it is, and it certainly takes the sting out of Soho's Pave.
So I'd like to use tubeless - but I don't trust anything but tubulars on carbon wheels if using a rim brake. But I want to use rim brakes due to simplicity (this is going to be a travel bike which splits in two to go in a case) so I have to use tubulars if I run carbon wheels.
This is, I admit, a first world problem.