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Old 12-04-18 | 09:42 AM
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Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0

what width rim tape?

was at REI a few months back or maybe it was last year & picked up 4 rolls of Velox cloth rim tape. 2 narrow & 2 wide cuz I didn't know what I would need. over time I eventually used all 4 rolls. recently used the last of the wide stuff but I trimmed it narrower cuz the tape I was replacing wasn't as wide. remembered I was out of backup tape so I went to order some on Amazon & saw so many widths. took a guess at 16mm. I've got a road bike that currently wears 25mm tires, our family has 4 Trek FX hybrids that typically wear 32-35mm tires. I squeeze wider tires on mine but the rim tape doesn't have to be wider. recently got an old used 29er MTB with really wide tires, but the rims are a tiny bit narrower than the FX rims. but I suspect the tape for the FX wheels would be just fine for the 29er. can anyone make an educated suggestion what size tape for average road bikes & hybrids?

these are sizes Amazon offers

10mm
13mm
16mm
19mm
22mm
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