Rim Tape

[Venod]

Back in the dim and distant past I always used Velox cloth rim tape, but for a long time now I have been using plastic rim tape, after a few punctures with nothing in the tyre or pinch flat evidence, I came to the conclusion the rim tape (which was a little of center) must be to blame, I have replaced it on a couple of wheels with this,

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=COiRtOaF-M8CFQ5mGwod5_4EXg&gclsrc=aw.ds

This is the tightest fit tape I have ever used and seems durable (time will tell) I have also use Specialized tape, which seems very good.

Have you had trouble with rim tape?
So do you have a preferred tape?
Do you use insulation tape? (I have heard of people just using this)
I have some spare Stans tubeless tape which I was going to try but it was too wide for the rims.

 

[Globalti]

Don't use insulation tape or vinyl tape on a rim-braked bike. Photobucket is down so I can't show you a photo of what happens to it when the rim gets really hot on a long descent; the tape softens and herniates into the spoke holes then bursts somewhere and the inner tube bursts through the hole. Use decent cloth reinforced tape.

Edit: Photobucket is down but my pic has found its way onto Google Images. You can see it here, five rows down, it's the white tape on a wood background:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=....img..0.9.491...0j0i30k1j0i8i30k1.B6Ax8037t_0

 

[fossyant]

Velox is my choice of tape.

 

[Venod]

Don't use insulation tape or vinyl tape on a rim-braked bike. Photobucket is down so I can't show you a photo of what happens to it when the rim gets really hot on a long descent; the tape softens and herniates into the spoke holes then bursts somewhere and the inner tube bursts through the hole. Use decent cloth reinforced tape.

Just found your old thread, very interesting and not something you want descending a steep hill, I wonder if all plastic tape is created equal (temperature tolerance wise) or if some is better than others.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/why-vinyl-rim-tape-is-a-bad-idea.186293/page-3

 

[I like Skol]

Always velox if I am buying. I have removed some pretty sub standard plastic stuff from OEM wheels in the past and have yet to have a problem with the velox stuff.