Rim Tape Application
07-02-14, 11:00 AM
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Rim Tape Application
Hi everyone,
I am putting on some new rim tape. Is there a certain direction to apply it.
With or against rolling direction?
Thanks.
I am putting on some new rim tape. Is there a certain direction to apply it.
With or against rolling direction?
Thanks.
07-02-14, 11:36 AM
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Does not matter. Velox? Just line up the valve hole first. I like to overlap the tape a bit at the end before trimming it.
07-02-14, 11:39 AM
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Just had to improvise with several layers of electrical tape, to be honest I think it works pretty well!
07-02-14, 11:40 AM
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I start at the valve and apply halfway around the rim. Cut the tape, then restart at the valve and apply halfway around the rim. This way I can ride forwards or backwards. YMMV. 
07-02-14, 11:48 AM
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07-02-14, 02:25 PM
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FWIW: Electrical tape can be pretty stretchy and the glue slimy, stretchy and slimy enough to get pushed into the spoke holes by the high pressure in road tires and cause a failure.
