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To be fair, I am no mechanic, and am always open to criticism and correction, but I think that, practically, there would be very little repercussion (pedal-wise) of me using left-side drive

You're very right, but a lot of the wheels that I want to buy won't support bolt on. (Tri-spokes, 4 spokes, discs, etc). I'll put a bolt on cog on my beater, if I don't just make it Single Speed, but I don't think a bolt on will be the one for this build. You're absolutely free to challenge that, however.

Shit. Didn't think about that. Does that really happen, in practice? I would have thought that it would take some pretty good pedalling force to undo a pair of pedals that were on tight. Correct me if I'm wrong, however - I just thought it wouldn't be an issue.

Nope. You can use Stan's in tubs and it's perfectly fine. Works for Clinchers, too!

I'm told by most people that tubs aren't too much hassle to change. My logic is as follows - a tub with some Stan's NoTubes will give me far fewer punctures than my current Clincher setup. Also, when I skid through tyres, it's not a problem. I skid through tyres eventually, anyway, whether they are clincher or tubular. I'd have been putting money down for a new clincher tyre too - it's not just tubs that I can skid through, and will have to replace

The only issue is learning to change one out on the fly.

Because I keep stripping wheels. If I am going to use a wheel with a traditional threaded hub, it would probably be better for my wheel that my chainring is on the left. I must put in more power skidding, than in pedalling forward, so it makes sense that my skids should tighten the cog, and my pedalling loosen it, and not the other way around.

Yes, it's only like that on the right hand side. I wish it were on both sides, though, because I wanted to fit my drive-side crank on the left. Sad times :(

How much, man?

If I were using risers, 100/110mm, 0-10 degree stem, and 650-700mm bars. As for bullhorns, I'm not sure exactly, but I was previously running some 42cm Deda Chrononeros with a 100mm stem

Okay, crank options are Sug75s, Rotors, and SRAM Omnomnoms, courtesy of @c4shr. He also may sell me some Thomson bits (stem, post, carbon bars). At this rate, everything other than the saddle will come from that dude. He is the plug for this build, clearly.

Pic of frameset and wheel for the sake of it

I know they can be annoying - I'm more asking if there's any serious downside. I've been talked out of riding tubs in the past, but they can't be that bad, can they? (Famous last words, I know)

If still available - Dibs
EDIT: Just picked this up. Cheers!

Probably good for someone around 5'10 - 6'0 but OP may correct me

Anyone selling some slave bits? Need bar, stem, seatpost, saddle. If not, I'll just buy on trade from Evans. (Bar-wise, I'm looking for bullhorns or risers)

Also, what's the verdict on a rear wheel? Disc, or should I not be riding a tub on the road?

I've never seen that Pro stem before - looks pretty sweet actually. I work for Evans and it doesn't look like we stock them anymore - hopefully I can custom order in something like that if it turns out to be what I want. Also, I completely forgot about Chinese carbon. Way to go?

I don't have much experience of those Chinese carbon bits and bobs. Might take a look at the Chinese carbon thread.

Would Thomson Elite also be a good choice? I've only stayed away from them because everyone and their mums has Thomson, and I'm trying my hardest to be a special little snowflake

Yup, fair enough. I figured it was an issue of not being slave enough. I'm buying on trade, anyway, so Service Course SL shouldn't be a bad price.

Fair enough. Why not service course? Genuine question because I've never been one for fancy finishing kits - I just think "Does my stem hold my bars in place? Is it the right length? Yes. Okay, it's fine".

Is it just a case of Service Course not being slave enough?

Okay, so I'm thinking of using a Zipp Service Course stem and seatpost for this build. Yea or nay?

Wat. That wasn't me. I think that was @c4shr bringing me the Corima

Latest one - Bolt 2.0. Unimaginative, I know.

Might have been me. Both my bikes have 4 spokes, so that's likely

Insta story? Also, yeah, I think S75s or 75DDs are gonna be the ones for this build.

I must admit, the Pistard Airs do look quite nice - don't know if they're slave enough though. At the moment, the options are FSA Pro Carbons, Omniums, and Sug75s. Open to more, though.

If this can be collected locally I'm 100% down