I don't know the difference between hookless tire, tubular tire and clincher tire. When I choose the tire type how to make a professional choice? I want to know which tire type is best for me.
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1You don't really have a choice -- your rim determines what kind of tires you use.– BatmanJun 6, 2016 at 3:55
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Welcome to Bicycles @Helen. What do you mean by professional choice?– andy256Jun 6, 2016 at 5:28
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Could you tell us which use you are going to make of this tyres : XC, enduro, downhill?– BorissovJun 6, 2016 at 7:53
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Yes I want to choose a kind of rim and tire. I don't know which is better for training and race– Helen ZhangJun 6, 2016 at 8:08
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1Is there a difference between XC, ENDURO and DH?– Helen ZhangJun 6, 2016 at 8:09
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You should use the tyres that fit the rims on your bike. If you were a professional you'd use whatever your sponsor told you to, so that's a bit of a side issue.
Tubulars are back in the MTB world, but they're still rare and it's unlikely your bike has them. I suggest not buying a tubular wheelset, let your sponsors do that when they decide it's a good idea.
Hookless rims have some advantages but not to the point where I would throw away hooked rims to buy them. That assumes you're running tubeless, the advantages of a hookless composite rim with tubed tyres are pretty imaginary.
