Originally Posted by
SwimmerMike
DD-
Beautiful Bike. I've been doing a lot of polishing, but the drilling along with the polishing kicks it up another notch.
For the tape, I cut off a bit of the tape, leaving the plastic covering exposed about an inch, then I just apply the tape from the valve stem (leaving a bit of a gap) and work my way around until I get to the other side, then I cut it, again cutting the plastic covering a bit longer. This was I don't have a bunch of tape trying to stick to everything. I fold the extra plastic over to pull it out once I have the tire on perfectly.
Mike
Thanks Mike
I like your approach here and intend to follow it in basically the same way. After striking out on tubular tape at all my local shops (!) I finally snagged some Jantex Competition 76 from Ebay. Maybe the tires and tape will arrive the same day. Should I let them sit 24 hours after taping - just for general purposes - or should they be ready to go? The one time I mounted tires with this stuff was for somebody else - they directed me and I was the muscle
Anyway, I have the stuff I need on the way and the expertise provided here and elsewhere in this thread should enable me to wind up with a serviceable tubular wheelset.
DD