Bits & Pieces:
Spesh 2Bliss tyres
DT Swiss 420SL rims with blue 'specialized rim tape'
Specialized sealant (it was all they had in the shop)
valves
Track Pump
I took the tube out of the wheel, stuck the valve in & thought I'd see if the tyre inflated OK as it was....and it did. Wahoo, this is easy, I thought. Air was leaking, but seating the tyre & inflating it seemed to be possible.
Air was leaking from the valve, so I tightened the lockring on the valve until it sealed (concious not to pull it all the way through).
This worked and so I put the sealant in.....but, now the air is seeping out of the spoke nipples.....I tried for ages to get it all to seal, but it wasn't having any of it so i gave up & stopped for some beers.....
The next day I had a proper look at the rim tape and it looks like it's not been put on very well, as it comes very close to the holes in places (i should have checked this to start).
I found some pics online of Spesh wheels with this rim tape & it was right up to the inside edge of the rim all the way round so suspect this is my problem. There were various forums saying that their tyres went up & stayed up no problem with 2Bliss tyres and this 'blue rim tape'.
The plan now is to get some of the stans yellow rim tape, but what width should I go for? It looks to me that 25mm will be too wide for the rim & will extend right up the inside edge, but i am concerned that 21mm will be too narrow. I thought I'd go for 21mm & run it round 1 edge, then run it again around the opposite edge if it is slightly too narrow.
On the sealant front, is the Spesh stuff any good? It is much gloopier than i thought and seems to have spread itself around the tyre in uneven globs. Is this because I've not actually ridden the tyre to get it properly sloshed around? Is the Stan's stuff better??
I was hoping to have this tried & tested before I go to Spain in a few weeks, but I am runnig out of time to get it done.....
