Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Tedious, yes. Others may not have base tape that is as hard to remove, but no matter what, tubular maintenance is tedious. I think this is why some people love them so much. They devote all that time, so they are inclined to believe that it's worth it, because they've invested so much.