It’s just got a lot of bubbles behind the tape but the rim is quite large. It’s bontrager 40mm rim and I used 45mm tape. Tried following a video and it showed him heating it up a bit and I tried that and didn’t seem to help release air bubbles. Just wanna make sure it’ll hold!
by UltraViolentt_1223
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Looks pretty good, id say give it a shot. You could always try putting a tube in first to get it to push on the tape to smooth it out a lil more but it looks like it’ll be fine
The tape looks too wide. Is the internal width of the rim 40mm? The wheels I’ve taped don’t go up the internal sides like that – I’m guessing that is making it harder to get it flat.
Personally I would re-tape with slightly narrower tape and work hard to avoid the bubbles.
Yes, it’ll be fine. What I usually do it take something with a spherical edge (like the handle of a pick or screwdriver) and run it on the inside of the rim. It’ll help take bubbles out from under the tape.
Also, some manufacturers tell you not to heat up their tape. Im not sure if Teravail says that or not, just a warning.
Yep, of you want to get rid of air bubbles first, use a tube and inflate to 40psi or whatever overnight. That looks like a fine job on taping to me 👍
Looks fine it’ll.hold air. Go ride.
Probably functional. A lot of those pockets will probably find their way to the spoke holes once pressure is applied which will help the cause. Just an idea… hair dryer and stretch ….
Looks really good for your first tape job, send it!
Take a towel and press those down pretty hard and they should come out, but honestly just filling up the tire with air and sealant will probably be enough