I'm still using glue, but you're right, tape might be cheaper in the long run because the glue starts to dry up after a year. Don't know about Velox, but I've heard that TUFO Extreme tape is really good, which I plan to try when I'm out of glue, or the glue is no good anymore. I just put on a new set of tubulars and didn't want to use any of the old ones as a spare because they're really bad and the base tape is coming off, so I have a new one for a spare. I didn't even put glue on it because it felt quite tacky and would probably stick quite well to the fairly new glue on the rims. I'll be swapping it out for one of the tires I have on now very soon. As for how hard to corner with a newly installed spare, I'd *****foot until I got home. Where I ride, sand and loose gravel on the corners is a greater danger anyway.