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Old 05-29-21, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Jax Rhapsody
I keep getting punctures on the inside of innertubes- the rim racing portion. These patches I have are not holding, those damn lil round black&orange patches. The rim not only has a rim strip, but also has electrical tape assisting it. I'm on my last patch and do not want to keep spending 7 bucks on tubes every few days.
Trash your crummy rim strip and electrical tape (electrical tape, really?).

Get some Velox rim tape in the width that your rim calls for, install it. No more punctures on the inside of your tubes.

Velox Bicycle Rim Tape
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Last edited by terrymorse; 05-30-21 at 08:38 AM. Reason: changed from Zefal to Velox tape
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