[net.bicycle] Rim Tape for Double Wall Rims, etc.

jon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Gingerich) (06/26/85)

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A friend taught me to use Scotch strapping tape (the kind with the filiments
running the length of the tape) on double wall rims.  Two or three layers
does a super job, while the Velox tape I had used was expensive and seemed to
crawl sometimes.

Also, I have used silicon rubber caulk in handle bar and stem surfaces, and it
seems to quiet the squeaking you can sometimes get.  It rubs right off exposed
surfaces.