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Originally Posted by oldpotatoe
OK, this horse is getting smelly but why only one layer on your MTB?
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Here's my wild guess about the how the 1 layer/2 layer thing came about for tubeless tape:
Tubeless tires first became common on MTBs. Tubeless tape was designed/selected as required for MTB tires, thick and strong enough to withstand the relatively low pressures of MTB tires.
When tubeless technology moved to road tires, the same type of tape that was proven for MTB tires was employed. But it was descovered that the tape wasn't strong enough for the higher pressure of road tires. The simple solution? Use two layers of the tape.