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Not sure if you're joking....
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Not joking!
Don't know if you ever read the inserts that come with your tires, this is a picture taken of a red bordered warning insert included with a set of Continental Attack and Force, GP 4000S II...... clincher tires. They talk about rim strips a bit more however basically repeating what is stated here, use proper rim strips, not tape and don't use light tubes if you ride mountains and hills unless you want trouble. Again, a proper rim strip will help protect the tube from exposure to excessive heat. Sorry my camera would never take a picture clear enough for you to read it if I tried to capture the entire sheet. The printing is to small.
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gorilla tape.
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I've had Veloplugs melt under heat (or at least got soft enough that they deformed), then tire pressure pushed them through the spoke holes.
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What's the diameter of a 700c rim?! Will 10 yards be enough to go 2 times around 2 wheels?
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Roughly 2060mm = 2.25 yards, twice around 4.5 yards, 10 yards should be enough for two wheels.
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Well, that's because you used veloplugs.
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I think the point is that any thermoplastic material is prone to softening/melting under the temperatures that braking can produce. Plastic rim strips are also know to melt/soften under heavy braking. Add the high pneumatic pressure of the tire/tube is reason to be wary of plastic rim rim strips/plugs in situations which may require lots of heavy braking.
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Tubeless tape is the answer. I actually prefer Stan's for use with tubes. Orange Seal, Pacenti/Velocity, Stans's or the like works well for tubeless. Velox simply offers no advantages and several disadvantages. If you overheat rims then use your own judgement; it's not an issue for me.
I use to have to employ a VAR plastic tool or Kool Stop tire lever for some tires and rim combos when using Velox. Since chucking all the Velox and moving to Stan's years ago those tools rarely see use. |
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