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  1. Original post
    Donald Specker
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    #1

    Bought a used bike a few years ago that came with Mavic Open Pro wheels and
    a red fabric (nylon?) rim tape. Seemed to work fine, but replaced by a
    local shop that installed a generic cloth tape during a wheel true. After
    that I started getting a lot of flats on that wheel, and after enough flats
    found that they were occuring on the bottom of the tube near the edge of the
    tape. Have now taken off all the tape and the horrible gray adhesive and
    looking to either: 1) get more of the red tape (what is it called?), or 2)
    velox cloth tape. The other factor is that the rim is a clicker and needs
    lube of the eyelets every 100 miles or so. Maybe nylon would be best for
    that?

    Thanks!

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  2. ajames54
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    #2

    "Donald Specker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Bought a used bike a few years ago that came with Mavic Open Pro wheels and
    a red fabric (nylon?) rim tape. Seemed to work fine, but replaced by a
    local shop that installed a generic cloth tape during a wheel true. After
    that I started getting a lot of flats on that wheel, and after enough flats
    found that they were occuring on the bottom of the tube near the edge of the
    tape. Have now taken off all the tape and the horrible gray adhesive and
    looking to either: 1) get more of the red tape (what is it called?), or 2)
    velox cloth tape. The other factor is that the rim is a clicker and needs
    lube of the eyelets every 100 miles or so. Maybe nylon would be best for
    that?

    Thanks!

    There was a Red nylon rim tape called ROX which I haven't seen in
    years .. it was great though..

    I've had good results with the yellow plastic Bennotto or Michelin rim
    tapes .. but I've also used electrical tape, hockey tape and gaffers
    tape with few problems so my opinion may not be relevent...

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  3. Art M
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    #3

    "ajames54" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Donald Specker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Bought a used bike a few years ago that came with Mavic Open Pro wheels


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    a red fabric (nylon?) rim tape. Seemed to work fine, but replaced by a
    local shop that installed a generic cloth tape during a wheel true.


    After

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    that I started getting a lot of flats on that wheel, and after enough


    flats

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    found that they were occuring on the bottom of the tube near the edge of


    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    tape. Have now taken off all the tape and the horrible gray adhesive


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    looking to either: 1) get more of the red tape (what is it called?), or


    2)

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    velox cloth tape. The other factor is that the rim is a clicker and


    needs

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    lube of the eyelets every 100 miles or so. Maybe nylon would be best


    for

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    that?

    Thanks!

    There was a Red nylon rim tape called ROX which I haven't seen in
    years .. it was great though..

    I've had good results with the yellow plastic Bennotto or Michelin rim
    tapes .. but I've also used electrical tape, hockey tape and gaffers
    tape with few problems so my opinion may not be relevent...

    If you are able to use Electrical tape I'm guessing you are using low
    pressure tires. At 120psi I had to switch to velox because the yellow
    plastic rim tape was so cupped at the spoke holes that I began to get
    blowouts there.

    --Art

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  4. Mike Beauchamp
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    #4

    The LBS used electrical tape on my rear wheel when I brought it in to
    replace a spoke and have the hub rebuilt (I didn't have any tools at the
    time.. HUGE MISTAKE). They didnt' even rebuild the hub, but charged me for
    it.

    I had velox rim tape on there too, because I run slicks on my mountain bike
    at 80PSI. The Velox stuff is white, and doesn't seem to leave much "goo" on
    the rim.

    Mike

    "Art M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "ajames54" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Donald Specker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Bought a used bike a few years ago that came with Mavic Open Pro


    wheels

    Quoted message said:

    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    a red fabric (nylon?) rim tape. Seemed to work fine, but replaced by


    a

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    local shop that installed a generic cloth tape during a wheel true.


    After

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    that I started getting a lot of flats on that wheel, and after enough


    flats

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    found that they were occuring on the bottom of the tube near the edge


    of

    Quoted message said:

    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    tape. Have now taken off all the tape and the horrible gray adhesive


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    looking to either: 1) get more of the red tape (what is it called?),


    or

    Quoted message said:

    2)

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    velox cloth tape. The other factor is that the rim is a clicker and


    needs

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    lube of the eyelets every 100 miles or so. Maybe nylon would be best


    for

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    that?

    Thanks!

    There was a Red nylon rim tape called ROX which I haven't seen in
    years .. it was great though..

    I've had good results with the yellow plastic Bennotto or Michelin rim
    tapes .. but I've also used electrical tape, hockey tape and gaffers
    tape with few problems so my opinion may not be relevent...

    If you are able to use Electrical tape I'm guessing you are using low
    pressure tires. At 120psi I had to switch to velox because the yellow
    plastic rim tape was so cupped at the spoke holes that I began to get
    blowouts there.

    --Art

    Report
  5. Pete Biggs
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    #5
    Donald Specker said:

    Bought a used bike a few years ago that came with Mavic Open Pro
    wheels and a red fabric (nylon?) rim tape. Seemed to work fine, but
    replaced by a local shop that installed a generic cloth tape during a
    wheel true. After that I started getting a lot of flats on that
    wheel, and after enough flats found that they were occuring on the
    bottom of the tube near the edge of the tape. Have now taken off all
    the tape and the horrible gray adhesive and looking to either: 1) get
    more of the red tape (what is it called?), or 2) velox cloth tape.
    The other factor is that the rim is a clicker and needs lube of the
    eyelets every 100 miles or so. Maybe nylon would be best for that?

    I find 16mm Velox tape works well on OP rims. It will stand a small
    amount of oil.

    ~PB

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  6. Lewis Campbell
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    #6

    You can't go wrong with VELOX tape.

    Lewis.

    **********************

    "Donald Specker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Bought a used bike a few years ago that came with Mavic Open Pro wheels and
    a red fabric (nylon?) rim tape. Seemed to work fine, but replaced by a
    local shop that installed a generic cloth tape during a wheel true. After
    that I started getting a lot of flats on that wheel, and after enough flats
    found that they were occuring on the bottom of the tube near the edge of the
    tape. Have now taken off all the tape and the horrible gray adhesive and
    looking to either: 1) get more of the red tape (what is it called?), or 2)
    velox cloth tape. The other factor is that the rim is a clicker and needs
    lube of the eyelets every 100 miles or so. Maybe nylon would be best for
    that?

    Thanks!

    Report
  7. ajames54
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    #7

    "Art M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    "ajames54" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Donald Specker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    snip OP
    !

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    There was a Red nylon rim tape called ROX which I haven't seen in
    years .. it was great though..

    I've had good results with the yellow plastic Bennotto or Michelin rim
    tapes .. but I've also used electrical tape, hockey tape and gaffers
    tape with few problems so my opinion may not be relevent...

    If you are able to use Electrical tape I'm guessing you are using low
    pressure tires. At 120psi I had to switch to velox because the yellow
    plastic rim tape was so cupped at the spoke holes that I began to get
    blowouts there.

    --Art

    Yeah the electrical tape was on a MTB Rim (I had nothing else at the
    time and as it kept working I couldn't be botherered doing it
    right)... I don't get any isssues with the yellow tape until it
    splits..after the cupping gets really bad. I lost a tube in a training
    wheel just that way two weeks ago it was something like 8 years old
    though..

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  8. Rick Onanian
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    #8

    On 14 Jul 2004 06:05:27 -0700, [email hidden] (ajames54)

    Quoted message said:

    I lost a tube in a training
    wheel just that way two weeks ago it was something like 8 years old
    though..

    What was 8 years old? The wheel? The rim tape? The tube?
    --
    Rick Onanian

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  9. Tom Sherman
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    #9
    Rick Onanian said:

    On 14 Jul 2004 06:05:27 -0700, [email hidden] (ajames54)

    Quoted message said:

    I lost a tube in a training
    wheel just that way two weeks ago it was something like 8 years old
    though..

    What was 8 years old? The wheel? The rim tape? The tube?

    One would hope that after 8 years of riding, a cyclist would no longer
    need training wheels. 😉

    --
    Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

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