Puncture on rim side

[Saf]

Hello, I'm hoping someone may be able to give me a little advice on this. I have a bike with Alexrim rims and the inner tube has punctued on the rim side rather than the road surface side if that makes sense.

I had the tyre taken off and took off the tyre and noticed that there was also another puncture that had been repaired, again on the rim side where a spoke ends. The new pucture was also where a spoke ends. As it's my brothers bike he told me that when he used to use it it was a common problem that he'd have a fair few puctures due to the rim.

I just wanted to ask if this is a common occurance or if there's likely something that needs adjusting or doing to prevent it? I've tried placing tape all along the inner side of the rim to see if that cushions it but that doesn't seem to help (there was also a tape before).

Or should I just buy new rims?

 

[BIGSESAL]

Check that the walls on the inner side of the rims aren't sharp. If they are try to file them down slightly.

 

[Sittingduck]

Get proper rim tape or use electrical insulating tape. This is undoubtadly the solution for the issue

 

[on the road]

You'll want to get some cloth rim tape.

 

[Steve Austin]

buy some velox rim cloth

 

[Saf]

Thanks, I didn't even know you could get proper rim tape

 

[Sittingduck]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=426
One roll for each wheel.

 

[Ademort]

buy some velox rim cloth

+1, IT SHOULD SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS.
Ademort

 

[dellzeqq]

I've a pair of 105 wheels for the Kirk (don't ask) and the (ridiculous) cutouts for the spokes draw Velox tape through, causing a puncture. I've resorted to two layers of rim tape - one heavy guage MTB plastic and one cloth. Not at all satisfactory, but there you have it...