[CR]rim tape discovery

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:06:06 +0200
From: "Amir Avitzur" <avitzur@013.net>
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]rim tape discovery

The pair of wheels that came with my Hobbs had the right rims and tires but the wrong hubs. So when I built up a set of wheels, I moved the tires, tubes and rim tape over.

To my surprise, the rim tape was cloth with a metal clip over the valve hole. The clip made the tape adustable and strengthened the valve hole area.

I've never seen this before, but looks like a great solution, especially for the severely "period correct" types among us.

Are these things still available?

Happy New Year

Amir Avitzur in Ramat-Gan, Israel (where there's snow in Jerusalem, and skiing in the Hermon)