Originally Posted by
JimiMimni
If he hates his mechanics, or wants to make sure no one ever glues tubulars again, he should stock the Continentals.
The trick to gluing Contis with cotton base tape is to wet the base tape with water and stretch them overnight on your wheels. The tape will stay stretched and they'll be much less of a mess to put on once the glue is applied. (learned that from PinkFixie). If you live someplace humid it might take more than a day for the base tape to dry - here in SoCal it's pretty quick.