Originally Posted by
PromptCritical
I need to remove the tubular on my rear wheel so I can true it (Enve hidden spoke nipples). Anyone have any tricks for not tearing the tire base strip when removing the tire? If I want to put it back on with tape, do I need to remove all the old glue (which sounds impossible)?
I've never seen base tape tear away from a plain old tire removal - it'll pucker up with age, and if it's been removed for a repair it won't stick as well.
And whatever adhesive they use on base tape doesn't seem to booger up or anything... no need to remove the old glue. If you're talking about tire mounting tape - yeah, generally you want a clean rim.