The post man's been ...

[Dave Barter]

That is not tubeless tape in those rims

[fatbikephil]

With a PX 'jobsworth' bike stand. Much more substantial than my old one and actually a good thing for £30
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJOBBRWS ... -workstand
Oh and Coleman cool box for Mum and Dad's xmas pressie. PX were cheapest on the net for this.

[Boab]

That is not tubeless tape in those rims

I know, which did make me wonder if I'd bought a turkey; the website does say they're tubeless compatible though. Evidently there is a local (ish) bike place that sells 32mm wide Tesa 4289, so I think I'll be paying them a visit next week.

[sean_iow]

I just buy the narrow tape (19mm?) and go round at each side with an overlap in the middle. Stans have holes there as well, I assume because the need to vent the air out when welding.

[sean_iow]

The postman has brought me some wool felt insoles, predictably the weather next week is due to return to 13 degrees and raining

[ledburner]

The postman has brought me some wool felt insoles, predictably the weather next week is due to return to 13 degrees and raining

Well done you charmed your postie..all our stuff on back order sing late nov.

[rudedog]

That is not tubeless tape in those rims

I know, which did make me wonder if I'd bought a turkey; the website does say they're tubeless compatible though. Evidently there is a local (ish) bike place that sells 32mm wide Tesa 4289, so I think I'll be paying them a visit next week.

Yeah the 'tubeless ready' wording is a bit misleading from SS. The wheels I bought also said this but didn't come with any tape.

[Shewie]

.... missing for two weeks

Holding the wife's presents to ransom too

[Boab]

I just buy the narrow tape (19mm?) and go round at each side with an overlap in the middle. Stans have holes there as well, I assume because the need to vent the air out when welding.

I have some 25mm tape, I did consider using it. I suppose with a 66m roll, there's nothing to loose by trying.

[thenorthwind]

That is not tubeless tape in those rims

I know, which did make me wonder if I'd bought a turkey; the website does say they're tubeless compatible though. Evidently there is a local (ish) bike place that sells 32mm wide Tesa 4289, so I think I'll be paying them a visit next week.

Yeah the 'tubeless ready' wording is a bit misleading from SS. The wheels I bought also said this but didn't come with any tape.

I don't think "tubeless ready" means they come with tape, though it's easy to see why you might assume that. I think it just means the rim is hooked enough to have a tyre seal on it... though quite how different that is from your average non-tubeless rim, I don't know. Suspect it's largely marketing, though being less cynical, I guess a bigger hook, but that needs closer tolerances so it's not so tight you've got no chance of getting a tyre on. But differences in tyres make a bit of a mockery of that anyway.

[Lazarus]

Just wrap them with Gorilla tape Bob.

Dont ever do this I had a set of wheels [ bought on a bike] and the tubeless failed and i had to remove gorilla tape. It took hours to do this and alcohol [ on the rim not in me]

Tessa tape is so cheap and comes off in one piece, so please dont bodge like that .

[Bearbonesnorm]

Dont ever do this I had a set of wheels [ bought on a bike] and the tubeless failed and i had to remove gorilla tape. It took hours to do this and alcohol [ on the rim not in me]

Tessa tape is so cheap and comes off in one piece, so please dont bodge like that .

Me, I've never had any problems with it

[Cheeky Monkey]

Dont ever do this I had a set of wheels [ bought on a bike] and the tubeless failed and i had to remove gorilla tape. It took hours to do this and alcohol [ on the rim not in me]

Tessa tape is so cheap and comes off in one piece, so please dont bodge like that .

Me, I've never had any problems with it

Ditto

[Lazarus]

I've never had any problems with it

Probably why you dont think its an issue , talk to me when you have had to remove it.

Still dont see the point in using it given its no cheaper than the proper product and is self evidently much morr sticky/harder to remove.

EDIT: should say it had probably been on for about 5 + years and not sure why it failed but started leaking at various nipples for no obvious reason. Its horrible to remove, whatever its failure rate is ,it will have one, and when it does is much more problematic than tessa tape.
YMMV

[thenorthwind]

I'm sitting here looking at a rim (it's in the trying stand, I've just rebuilt it onto a different hub) I removed Gorilla tape from. Yes, it's covered in sticky residue, but it doesn't matter, because I'm going to retape it. I can't see how it would matter if I was going to put a tube in either, since that would also need some tape over it.

I tried Tesa tape when I'd run out of Gorilla tape once. I found it much more difficult to get it to confirm to the rim since it's much stiffer. I sold the rest of the roll and went back to Gorilla tape.

Personal preference I guess.

PS I've heard of people using electrical tape under Gorilla tape to make it easier to remove, but never felt the need.

[whitestone]

I use Gorilla Tape. Not had any problems with it. If I've needed to remove it (replacing a spoke) then it's been easy with only a little residue, that's whether the tape's been on for several years or just a few months.

If it works/doesn't work for you...

[Cheeky Monkey]

"YMMV"
Hallejulah

[ledburner]

"YMMV"
Hallejulah

At 1st thought it was Redefine-Cycles, with the blessing....

[Joe]

Dont ever do this I had a set of wheels [ bought on a bike] and the tubeless failed and i had to remove gorilla tape. It took hours to do this and alcohol [ on the rim not in me]

If you warm the tape up with a hairdryer the tape will come off much easier, normally without leaving any residue. I've only needed to take it off once though, to re-lace the wheel. Other than that, all my bikes use gorilla tape and I've had no issues with it.

[Cheeky Monkey]

"YMMV"
Hallejulah

At 1st thought it was Redefine-Cycles, with the blessing....

Not from this atheist but I'm not beyond appropriation of handy shorthand

[woodsmith]

..and dropped off a couple of lightweight 48oz nalgenes for my upcoming Morocco trip, In sha' Allah, a pair of DHB thermal leg warmers to replace my aging ones, and a rather splendid "Planet Express" patch to adorn one of the bags, because why not?

[Robster]

Two boxes from Planet X. One with a few lights, grease and a torque wrench when it was on special offer.
It was also needed because there was a bigger box with a Kaffenback from when it was on a big discount!

Merry Christmas to me and seasonal greetings to all.

[pistonbroke]

Bit of advice on the Kaffenback, before you throw a leg over it , get the bottom bracket shell chased and faced as well as removing the paint from the disc mounts and aligning them. Saves a lot of wear on bb bearings and improves brake pad life and performance. I built dozens of these when I worked there and few were done as a matter of course, only if a customer specifically requested it. The paint is quite thick and not masked.

[Johnallan]

A replacement frame from Spa Cycles

I bought the original second hand but it was like new. It developed a large crack in the downtube after about 1000 miles and the initial contact with Spa confirmed that the 5 year warranty was for the original owner and thus, I was the keeper of a few scrap tubes.

I managed to contact the original owner, who then contacted Spa Cycles and argued the toss. Eventually they agreed to replace it

Trouble is, as much as I enjoyed riding it for a short time, I'm not sure I trust it anymore for what I hoped would be a reliable, long distance tourer/Audax bike...

Still, that's not the postie's problem and he delivered the best possible outcome

[L2R24]

...with a pair of Endura GV500 Waterproof Shorts from CRC. Quick delivery via Evri too (ordered Xmas day). Should get some use over the weekend