I usually put four layers of glue on the wheel. I let each layer dry for a good day, the last one for six hours and then the tire. These usually hold longer than the bike. It helps getting the tire true, as well.
kim klakow berlin, germany
> Jantex is to be avoided at all costs! It was never intended to be a
> replacement for glue, only to tighten up a stretched out but still useful
> tire, but
> only when used in addition to glue. I made that mistake as a rookie in
> 1973,
> thinking this would be a lot less messy than glue. Worked fine until I
> punctured in some gravel at 40 mph down a hill and the front tire came
> right off the
> rim and wrapped itself around the wheel. I went skittering along on the
> rim
> for a bit, the fell and slid on my side for an interminably long time.
> Scrapes
> >from head to toe and the bike didn't fare well either. I won't use the
> tufo
> stuff for the same reason. Use glue, and a couple good layers at least.
> Put
> the tire on when the second layer is still sticky so that it will have
> some
> chance of impregnating the base tape on the tire.
>
> Bob Freeman
> Seattle
>
>
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