Tubular glue strips?

[email hidden] (Eric Lambi) wrote in message
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Hi,

I just got a new set of tubular wheels. They came with new Tufo tires, which came with "Gluing
Tape". I have heard of similar products that caused spectacular crashes in the past. Anyone have
experience with this particular product? I am inclined to use regular glue.

Thanks,

Eric Lambi

I've never used Tufo's gluing tape but I have used another product called Jauntex tub tape. It gave
extremely good adhesion; so good in fact that when I got a puncture it was extremely difficult to
remove the tubular from the rim. The other advantage is that if you stick a tubular to a rim using
tub tape and dont use the wheel for quite a while (say more than a year) you can still be assured
that its bond hasn't degraded (tub tape remains in its sticky state) unlike glue which goes hard and
degrades when left for a long period of time.

Disadvantages - it may be more tricky to mount the tubular cleanly on the rim (especially if its a
new tubular that fits tightly). Cleaning the rim when replacing a tubular can require a bit more
elbow grease as you have to remove the sticky residue from the rim.

Regards R