Sorry to be a language curmudgeon, but I gotta say I'm appalled to see people I respect using the infantile term "tubie" in speaking of tubular tires. "Tubulars," "sew-ups," even "tubs," OK, but "tubies" is beyond the pale! Have some pride, people!
Sheldon "Curmudging" Brown
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