I'll put in my $.02. I've ridden tubbies for 25 years in all sorts of conditions. I can say I have never rolled on. Probably just lucky.
Tape is OK in a pinch. It is useless when you have to change a tire in the rain. I don't think regular or extreme much matters, since it is the evenness of the set of the tire. I don't like tape because it doesn't permit easy setting or positioning of the tire. What I prefer to do is to lightly glue the spare tire, let it dry and then fold it as you would any sew-up. When it comes in contact with the glue on the rim it bonds well and permits re-posititioning. There will be enough tack to get you through most any ride. Another method is to carry to DuPont trim cement if you can find it in a small tube. It bonds and cures very quickly. This is my least preferred solution, since if the tube leaks you've got a huge mess.
In sum, tape works OK, except in wet conditions + the repositioning issue. Regular and extreme, don't know if it makes a huge difference. Pre-glue is not as "tacky" but is my preferred mode.
Hope this helps.
Seth Romanow
Bellevue, WA USA
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Don Williams <donwilliamsjr@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Greetings all...
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>> I really like riding tubulars... Gluing them up, not so much.
>> What do you all think of using tire tape...? The Tufo stuff.
>> Have you used it?
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> Yes
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>> Did you like it?
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> No
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>> The regular or extreme stuff?
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> Both work
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>> I read about doing light glue on the rim and tire with the tape...
>> Does that help? Or does it just make it more messy?
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> This method is used in cyclocross by some. It works well. The mess
> depends
> on who is applying it.
> As a mechanic, I prefer not to use it.
>
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>> Like I said... I like tubulars... Allot.
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>> I've rolled one off before... Didn't like the resulting crash at all.
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> Re-examine your gluing method. ;)
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>> Is "glue" no longer a necessary evil?
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> Meaning? Gluing tubs is a beautiful thing!
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> -m
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>>
>> Don Williams
>> Woodinville Washington USA
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