I read somewhere that it is a good idea to have a thin glue layer on the ri m when using the tape to help insure that it stays on the rim and doesn't pul l off with the tire...
Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ
On 3/6/06, John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
>
> > I find myself out of rim cement, but before I order more, I have a
> > question for the list. What is the collective experience using Tufo
> > rim tape instead of rim cement? What about using Tufo Tape on
> > non-Tufo tires? I think I've seen it posted in the past that Tufo
> > tape is so strong it can cause the base tape on non-Tufo tires to
> > separate when removing them. I notice there are two versions of the
> > Tufo Tape, "Extreme" and "Regular". Would "Regular" be a better
> > choice for non-Tufo tires to avoid separating the base tape?
>
> I decided to try the Tufo tape last year and have been quite pleased
> with it. In my ignorance, I bought the "Extreme" tape and used it to
> mount some cheap Hutchinson Tempo tubulars. The process is quick and
> easy -- entirely different from using rim cement or even the old Velox
> double sided tape. After completing this process, I discovered that Tufo
> also has a regular tape, and that some people had trouble with the the
> base tape pulling off when used with non-Tufo tires.
>
> When I flatted later in the season, I fully expected all sorts of
> misery in changing the tire, but I had no problem removing the tire
> (base tape intact!) and mounting the spare for the ride home. It is
> entirely possible that modern tubulars -- or at least the Tempos I used
> -- have better adhesive than some of the older tires. A couple years
> ago, I pulled off a set of Wolber tubulars to re-glue them and the d**n
> base tape came right off both tires! Grr! It put me right off re-gluing
> my Del Mundo Setas.
>
> So, I don't think it is necessarily the tufo tape to blame, but the
> condition of the adhesive holding the base tape to the tire.
>
> > And as the flip side of that, if one already has a tubular with a
> > separated base tape, can one use "Extreme" Tufo tape in the place of
> > the base tape, dispensing with both base tape and rim cement?
>
> Interesting idea. I may have to try that with my Wolbers...
>
> --
> John (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA