Originally Posted by
WillBradley1
On the tub discussion… can anyone clarify why glue is better than tape? I’ve only ever used tape and it’s so easy and fast, pre stretch them when you buy them but then it’s instant to fix. Can’t see why you would faff around with glue.
The tape pre-Tufo was prone to melting in hot weather. I rolled a tire (going slow and uphill so it was no big deal) on a hot summer day in Boston. Hot but not Arizona or climate change hot. Stopped using tape that ride. Went to Tubasti: a glue that never goes fully hard. This means on the road tire changes stick reasonably well. I never cleaned the rims. I trust a rim with plenty of build up of that stuff.
I stopped using tubulars before I ever heard of Tufo. Now, it's either back to a system I know very well (and Tubasti hasn't changed a bit) or learn a whole new one. Tubasti served me for 25 years. As long as I can get it, why change?