First time doing it does it look like I did it correctly
First time doing tubeless tape.
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by Lumpy_Stranger_1056
First time doing it does it look like I did it correctly
First time doing tubeless tape.
byu/Lumpy_Stranger_1056 inbikewrench
by Lumpy_Stranger_1056
7 Comments
Looks good to me. Did you do one or two passes? I usually do 2 passes.
Looks clean.
Typically, you want the tape to run up the sidewall of the rim slightly, so you could have gone a little wider.
I usually reinstall a tube and tire back on the wheel and inflate it so that it pushes the tape down.
I like that the tape doesn’t go all the way across the rim width – allowing the bead to sit on the rim (not rim + tape). Sometimes I have to trim to achieve that result. ( I mention this because I often see tape completely filling the space – which is not good/right IMHO)
Is it pushed down in the center channel? I’d expect to see the individual spoke holes showing that it’s in contact without a leak path
The tape should touch the sidewall, this looks not okay…
The air should hold between the tire and the tape. Now it seems that there will be also rim material introduced to the air compartment. It might go well for some time, but not forever.
Inwould get tape that is the inner rim width +2 mm or so, and do it again.
Looks good to me. Only one way to find out for sure
That’s how my mic off tape looked and it holds air amazing. Over a year now, I changed tubes and the flap lifted a bit. Added some duct tape to hold it down and air still holding amazing.
Everyone hates on muc off but my first experience with tubeless has been headache free when I see so many posts complaining about it .