Originally Posted by climbo
replace the rim tape? rim tape is reuseable if you get the good stuff, or is it because of these crappy wheels?
I was using Zefal cloth tape.
Where the spokes are located, the tape has to cover a hole that's much bigger than the valve hole and so the tape tends to sink into it a bit and take the shape of the holes.
I replaced it more as a precaution as I hear about people getting flats from tape problems.