Originally Posted by
KoYak
Great advice! Unfortunately, this has been a problem on most every bike I've owned.
you got that one right ........ its one of the lousiest parts of the bike and in 98 % of all cases just plain inadequate ..... and its not only on cheap bikes either ....
WHile I was working at a bike company in Germany years past ,, we developed a machine to make our own .... it was basically a strapping machine, which welded the strap under tension and than it snapped onto the rim. worked very well . but was tricky as if the weld is too hot it was stretching and than it ripped right there....
For somebody who goes on big tour or commutes every day it is a good investment to buy some schwalbe high performance rim strips.. kinda expensive for what they are but nicely made
thor