Originally Posted by
Moe Zhoost
Although infrequent, this has confounded me before. I found no sharp edges, no protruding spokes, and used quality rim strip ... i.e. no apparent fault. I found that running a strip or two of thin, fiber-reinforced packing tape tightly around the rim before I installed the rim strip solved the issue.
Bingo! It seems to work. Patched the tire yesterday, inflated it and let it sit overnight. Did one layer of reinforced packing tape over top the layer of electrical tape. Mounted the wheel this morning (I've gotten to the point that I can do a rear wheel on a rod braked roadster almost in my sleep), and did two rides today totaling 11 miles with no problem.
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Syke
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