Originally Posted by
79pmooney
+1 I have zero issues with $6 Velox cloth strips. Been using them for decades and some have lasted me more than a decade. Others have been pulled off, a new rim laced on and the old strip back on the new rim. Yeah, $12/bike is a lot for something that doesn't actually "do" anything, but I"ll live with it.
Ben
It sounds like he was using single wall rims, and rubber rim strips. I'm not surprised he was having issues.