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Something out there that is just 'tape' but does the same job?
I've just gone tubeless on the roadie and the Stans 21mm tape was £9! That's taking the p!ss.
[this is tape to seal the spokes holes, not just standard rim tape, by the way]
kids inner tube and a stanley knife?
haven't people used insulating tape without problems?
I've done the ghetto method with success but on my DT 5.1 rims, with a UST tyre, it's just too tight and won't go on, so I want to run the tape instead.
With normal tyres on the DTs the ghetto works fine, but not with UST.
I use this stuff - 3M Strapping tape
http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/product_browse.php?product_id=1949&category_id=836
The pic that Wiggle use is 3M Strapping tape, although I was told that that's not what they actually supply
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/No_Tubes_Stan%27s_Rim_Tape/5360042194/
I also use 20mm duct tape sometimes
In fact I'll use anything I can get for free 🙂
cheers uplink, I'll give that a try.
the Stans pic on wiggle is indeed wrong. The 21mm Stans tape is yellow.
duct tape for strength just wide enough to cover the holes then a wider electrical tape over it to make it airtight
just spotted this on ebay. Bought some so I'll see how it goes.
25mm tape - should do for MTB rims
item 350100424682
19mm tape - possible use for roadie rims
item 150363984489
[Ebay links don't seem to want to work....]
what are you guys doing at hte valve?
I just used Stans 44mm valve when I did the roadie wheels. Suspect I'll use the mtb version when I try the 5.1s. Either than or use the valve off an old tube...