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Old 04-29-21, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kosmo886
I have UST tubeless wheels and tires and will be converting from tubes to tubeless. Internal rim width is 19mm and seeing conflicting info as to whether I should use 21 or 25mm rim tape? Also...should there be one layer of rim tape or 2?
If it is a UST rim, isn't the rim bed free of holes? A feature of UST is that it is supposed to be able to seal without tape. If this is not the case, depending on the tape used, one turn with about 4-6" overlap should suffice. To account for the channel in the center of the rim bed, your tape needs to be 2-3mm wider than the internal width, in order to ensure the tape is wide enough to touch both sides of the rim while also conforming the contours of the center channel.
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