I can respect that beek but in all actuality, it isn't very hard at all. My biggest argument in general is that the cycling community has generated some form of stigma against tubs just because they are less common at the lower levels of cycling. Its either too expensive or too difficult to glue, etc.
In reality, gluing up a tubular does take a little more time, but a flat can be changed much quicker generally (if you're carrying an extra tubular with you). The other GREAT benefit is that IF you flat you can keep control of the bike much easier because the tire is glued to the rim and won't come off.
@ Mario... no need to wait for bonktown, those prices I quoted you can be had right this second.
www.wroldclasscycles.comThe website is a little wonky at first, but the service is second to none. I've ordered all of my tubulars from there as well as some VERY hard to find parts (namely my cork brake pads). Otherwise, goto probikekit.com
back @ beek: to ADD to the cost benefits, since tubulars "age" like wines, you could realistically buy them in bulk and save even more money. and as for the benefits of weight... I do NOT consider that the best benefit of the tubular. I think the best benefit HANDS DOWN is the ride quality. It of course matters what type of tubular you get, but my 320tpi vittorias were VERY nice for a machine made cotton tubular. It made such a huge difference on my cdale with my SLR on it that when I ride distance on that slr on clinchers vs tubulars I can ride noticeably further with less discomfort. But certainly weight, rolling resistance, comfort, convenience are all various benefits. I'm not so much arguing against clinchers because I use them too, but I just want to make the point that while there may be reasons to dislike tubulars, there are no more reasons to dislike them than there are to dislike clinchers. People shouldn't be so quick to brush off what nearly every pro rider swears by.