Dale B. Phelps wrote:
> The rationale for "dry" glue is like this: layer on the base tape,
> layer on the rim, SOME people treat those as sticky-to-each-other
> sorta like rubber cement. But I do this: when I want to mount a tire,
> I apply a third thin layer to the center of the rim, and stretch the
> ("pre-stretched") tire into place on the rim. The wet glue makes it a
> LOT easier to do any centering of the tire onto the rim, then the
> solvent in the mastic infiltrates the two outer dried layers and with
> the glue in the middle after drying is a very secure, clean,
> non-roll-able bond. All this without tissue cloth on the
> sidewalls/rims a'la Ted Ernst (which wouldn't work anyway on road
> bikes with rim brakes and such.)
I remember Dave Tesch did just about the sloppiest glue jobs on his track wheels. He liked the red Clement glue, gobbed it on thick, pulled the tires on and left the goobers hanging all over. He figured cement on the rims didn't matter since track bikes don't have brakes anyway...
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA