I've now pretty much decided that rim tape is the way to go and not rim strips (either would be fine though). So, allow me one more question ... OK, allow me probably one more question. How wide of rim tape do you guys use? Enough to cover just past the spoke holes or all the way up the sides of the rim but just short of where the tire bead seals? Reason I ask is Trek (Bontrager) has several offerings for their rim strips. I narrowed it down to one but that came in two widths, 17 and 22 mm and couldn't figure out which one I needed. So I did an online chat with Trek and after they checked their manuals was told to use the 17 mm width strip for the DS3. Using their rim strip that width looks like it would come up just short of where the tire's bead seals / seats to the rim. Based upon Treks 17mm answer for strips, I'm thinking something in the 12 mm width range for tape would be about right. Enough to cover past both sides of the spoke holes but very little going up the sides of the rim. Also I figure if the tape goes near the top of the rim the more likely I am to booger up the tape when installing the tire. That's my thinking (hypothesis, best guess!).