The local bike shop which gives special consideration to classic bikes and bike owners switched me over to strapping tape last week. He said other than being difficult to remove it has only advantages. He claims that strapping tape keeps your eyelets from rusting, because Velox holds moisture and sometimes can be found to be wringing wet after a wet ride or washing. This eventually causes corrosion to form on your nipples. I switched over to one layer of strapping tape.. result for two rims = 9 grams. This is in stark contrast to two rolls of Velox which is 30 grams when dry and much more if moist. He also recommends taking your 2 inch strapping tape to the deli and having it sliced in two 3/4 inch rolls and one 1/2 inch. The glue that stays on the deli slicer blade is supposed to be give the luncheon meats more body. It's win - win.
Garth Libre in Miami Fl.