tubular tyre

We used to put two or three tubular tyres round our shoulders and even that wasn't enough.

Tubular tyres are fitted with Presta valves.

Australian English for tubular tyres.

British term for tubular tyres.

This model incorporated lessons learnt on the Tour including tubular tyres and wingnuts to attach the wheels.

Tubular tyres are cycle tyres that have the inner tube permanently stitched inside the casing.

Some rims are designed for tubular tyres which are torus shaped and attached to the rim with adhesive.

Tubular tyres require more labour to repair a puncture than clincher tyres (wired-on in Britain).

However, for all non-racing purposes the lightness advantage is somewhat offset by the need to carry at least one entire spare tubular tyre (only a patch kit or inner tube are needed if using clincher tyres).

A tubular tyre, referred to as a tub in Britain, a sew-up in the US, a single in Australia, or just a tubular is a bicycle tyre that is stitched closed around the inner tube to form a torus.