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  • Trad cotton rim tape or plastic?
  • wool
    Full Member

    Ok whats you thoughts on this is there any advantage or disadvantage.

    angryratio
    Free Member

    It would depend on what pressures you were likely to be running..
    how anal you are about weight and possibly what happens to be in stock in your local shop.
    Currently my rims have fibre glass tape in them which withstands pressure no problem, but, it's a bugger to remove.

    poppa
    Free Member

    Currently I use black electrical tape.

    rootes1
    Full Member

    Velox everytime

    wool
    Full Member

    Plastic lighter then ? i have had caces of rotting velox in the past wet winters so plastic it is

    Midnighthour
    Free Member

    I have been using velox but last year had a flat that was due to the velox rotting through and giving way at the spoke hole. I have been wondering since if its worth changing to something else, but I figure the rubber types will also give up the ghost. Anyone used plastic and does it slip?

    oldgit
    Free Member

    I prefer Velox but you need to change it once in a while, well on my road bike that is.
    I prefer the plastic stuff on the MTB as it can be wiped down to remove grit and thorns etc.

    Talkemada
    Free Member

    Currently I use black electrical tape.

    +1. Cheap, strong and flexible. I use 2 layers, and never had any problems.

    oldgit
    Free Member

    I once used electrical tape and the adhesive melted the tubes?

    poppa
    Free Member

    You had it on the wrong way round. Sticky side goes on the rim. 😉

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