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Old 10-03-24 | 03:45 PM
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FBinNY
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From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Odds are the rim tape wasn't the cause of your flats.

FWIW the rims profile is sort of like this I-__-I, with 2 shoulders where the tire fits, and a lower center where the spoke nipples sit. The correct tape will be the width of that center well. My personal preference has always been cloth surgical tape because it's cheap and effective.

As long as the spoke nipples are covered, and no spoke is poking through, that's not the problem.

Odds are your flats were caused by poor mounting technique, and not the rim tape.
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