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07-02-15 | 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by illusiumd

So I royally messed up my rim tape changing a tire and am a few miles from the nearest bike shop... could I temp use electrical tape?

Electrical tape lacks the strength of a reinforced tape and will, blow through at higher pressures or when it gets hot outside. But just about any reinforced tape will do, including cloth surgical tape, reinforced packing tape, and so on.

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