Duct tape for holding rim tape or in leu of rim tape?

On a couple of cantankerous wheels I siliconed the rim tape in place to
avert slipping.

Anyone ever tried duct tape to hold the rim tape in place?
If so did that work well/poorly?

Anyone ever use duct tape in leu of rim tape?
Good or bad?


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Anyone ever use duct tape in leu of rim tape?
Good or bad?

A friend of mine tried that a long time ago. As he related, it worked but
really nasty to remove later. --TP

meb wrote:

On a couple of cantankerous wheels I siliconed the rim tape in place to
avert slipping.

Anyone ever tried duct tape to hold the rim tape in place?
If so did that work well/poorly?

Anyone ever use duct tape in leu of rim tape?
Good or bad?

On a long tour, one of our riders had a problem with her brand new
bike's rim tape failing at the spoke holes. The edges of the holes were
coming uncovered and cutting the tubes on the inside.

I first used duct tape to cover the offending edges. When it became
clear that more edges would become uncovered, I replaced the rim tape
with drug-store medical adhesive tape. Worked perfectly for many
thousand miles, and is still working.


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meb wrote in message ...
On a couple of cantankerous wheels I siliconed the rim tape in place to
avert slipping.

Anyone ever tried duct tape to hold the rim tape in place?
If so did that work well/poorly?

Anyone ever use duct tape in leu of rim tape?
Good or bad?

I have one wheel that's had electrical tape as rim tape for over
twenty years. Don't know how kosher this is. But I've never had a
problem.

I've heard of folks using duct tape. But electrical tape was closer to
the proper width.

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:14:25 +1000, meb
wrote:


On a couple of cantankerous wheels I siliconed the rim tape in place to
avert slipping.

You weren't using Velox or Pedro's then, correct?

Anyone ever tried duct tape to hold the rim tape in place?

With Velox, I have no need to.

Anyone ever use duct tape in leu of rim tape?
Good or bad?

I wouldn't do it. Most of the brands of duct tape that I'm familiar
with leave a nasty sticky mess behind when the tape shrinks (which it
does), and that goo might attack the tube and/or make it a pain to
remove and install. Plus, duct tape is designed to withstand a
pressure differential of less than 1 bar. Some brands would doubtless
rupture if used as rim tape. Some probably wouldn't. I have types
that I might consider using as rim tape in an emergency, but I also
have several rolls that are definitely unfit for this purpose.

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On 2 Aug 2004 22:59:39 -0700, (papercut) wrote:

I have one wheel that's had electrical tape as rim tape for over
twenty years. Don't know how kosher this is. But I've never had a
problem.

I've heard of folks using duct tape. But electrical tape was closer to
the proper width.

I assume this was probably the old-style friction tape; cloth with a
sticky face. The friction tape that the Bell System repair guys used
to get would have been adequate as rim tape; it was pretty good stuff,
not too thick, plenty striong, and as you say, about the right width.
I'm not sure I'd trust vinyl electrical tape.
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Werehatrack wrote:

On 2 Aug 2004 22:59:39 -0700, (papercut) wrote:
I have one wheel that's had electrical tape as rim tape for over
twenty years. Don't know how kosher this is. But I've never had a
problem.

I've heard of folks using duct tape. But electrical tape was closer to
the proper width.

I assume this was probably the old-style friction tape; cloth with a
sticky face. The friction tape that the Bell System repair guys used
to get would have been adequate as rim tape; it was pretty good stuff,
not too thick, plenty striong, and as you say, about the right width.
I'm not sure I'd trust vinyl electrical tape.

I believe it was in 1978 that I got the then-new Rigida 13-19 narrow
clincher rims and converted my tubular wheels. My LBS didn't have any
narrow rim tape that fit so I used regular vinyl electrical tape. I used
two layers and it was still thin compared to normal rim tape and
therefore made for easy tire changes. Never had any problems with it.
Still have the wheels and they still have the electrical tape inside.

Peter Wrote:
Werehatrack wrote:

On 2 Aug 2004 22:59:39 -0700, (papercut) wrote:
I have one wheel that's had electrical tape as rim tape for over
twenty years. Don't know how kosher this is. But I've never had a
problem.

I've heard of folks using duct tape. But electrical tape was closer
to
the proper width.

I assume this was probably the old-style friction tape; cloth with a
sticky face. The friction tape that the Bell System repair guys
used
to get would have been adequate as rim tape; it was pretty good
stuff,
not too thick, plenty striong, and as you say, about the right
width.
I'm not sure I'd trust vinyl electrical tape.

I believe it was in 1978 that I got the then-new Rigida 13-19 narrow
clincher rims and converted my tubular wheels. My LBS didn't have any
narrow rim tape that fit so I used regular vinyl electrical tape. I
used
two layers and it was still thin compared to normal rim tape and
therefore made for easy tire changes. Never had any problems with it.
Still have the wheels and they still have the electrical tape inside.

My commuter bike has one layer of electrical tape and it has been
holding up for 4 years now. I am big (245 pounds) and like to hop
curbs, got some pinch flats but none due to inner wheel spoke poking
(yes that is the technical term for it).

Pete


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In article ,
says...

On a couple of cantankerous wheels I siliconed the rim tape in place to
avert slipping.
Anyone ever tried duct tape to hold the rim tape in place?
If so did that work well/poorly?
Anyone ever use duct tape in leu of rim tape?
Good or bad?

Get decent rim tape, like Velox, and you won't have to worry about
band aid fixes.
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Alex

In article ,
says...

My commuter bike has one layer of electrical tape and it has been
holding up for 4 years now. I am big (245 pounds) and like to hop
curbs, got some pinch flats but none due to inner wheel spoke poking
(yes that is the technical term for it).

What pressure do you run in your tires? I wouldn't risk it with the skinny
120 psi tires I run on my racing bike.
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Alex