Best Rim Strip/Tape
08-25-16, 01:23 PM
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Velox tape does fail. It happened to me just the other day. The darn thing only lasted 25 years.
08-25-16, 01:27 PM
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That Kapton looks good. In my case I wanted 21mm so I went with 2 wraps of Stan's for an offset rim.
Lighter and thinner than Velox.
Lighter and thinner than Velox.
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Yes. Although the Stan's works fine as well. Nice thing about the Kapton tape I use is it's cheap. One roll does maybe five pairs of wheels for about ten bucks.
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03-06-18, 12:16 AM
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At .005" for two wraps vs. .011" for two of Stan's it's the right choice even before you consider price.
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03-06-18, 12:20 AM
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Kapton also comes in lots of other widths, including 21mm. You can get 100 feet with free shipping from China on ebay for $4 if you don't mind waiting a couple weeks.
03-07-18, 10:10 AM
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I'm going to get attacked, but who cares? I use 3m friction tape. It's cheap, it's strong, and as Bob said:
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-...4280628&rt=rud
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-...4280628&rt=rud
I've tried a number of types of rim 'strips' and am still learning.
