Originally Posted by
JoeTBM
I really do not like to use tape, especially on a regular basis. I find it harder to remove and cleanup. Rubber rim liners are easy to remove (to change a spoke) and reinstall.
Yes tape is good for emergencies
The product description of the tesa 4289 says that it leaves no residue, but I haven't attempted to take it off so I don't know. Although I have used it to strap some steel rods together and there was little or no residue. Probably very easy to clean off with alcohol. If you use 2 rounds on the rim, if you temporarily remove the tape then you could put it back on in the reverse direction so that the top layer is now on the bottom and the bottom is now on the top since the top layer would still have it's original adhesion.
The reason why I switched to this tape was because it's much thinner and doesn't get in the way of mounting and dismounting the tire. The slippy slidey rim bands were very thick and were getting in between the tire and rim, causing bulges when inflating.