New wheel. Does it need that little rubber lining between it and the tube?
I recently replaced my rear wheel (hooray for figuring out how to remove the cassette). Now I am about to put the old tube in the new wheel. I noticed the new wheel doesn't have any rubber lining to protect the tube from the metal as my old, now broken, wheel did.
Is this an important barrier?
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I recently replaced my rear wheel (hooray for figuring out how to remove the cassette). Now I am about to put the old tube in the new wheel. I noticed the new wheel doesn't have any rubber lining to protect the tube from the metal as my old, now broken, wheel did.
Is this an important barrier?
innertube rear-wheel
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I recently replaced my rear wheel (hooray for figuring out how to remove the cassette). Now I am about to put the old tube in the new wheel. I noticed the new wheel doesn't have any rubber lining to protect the tube from the metal as my old, now broken, wheel did.
Is this an important barrier?
innertube rear-wheel
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I recently replaced my rear wheel (hooray for figuring out how to remove the cassette). Now I am about to put the old tube in the new wheel. I noticed the new wheel doesn't have any rubber lining to protect the tube from the metal as my old, now broken, wheel did.
Is this an important barrier?
innertube rear-wheel
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That's called rim tape and it protects the tube from sharp edges in the rim and the ends of the spokes and spoke nipples. Without it you will get endless punctures.
Most wheels come with rim tape installed, but you can buy it separately. It's not hard to install, you just have to make sure you get the right width for your rims: wide enough to cover the inside of the rim but not too wide so it interferes with the tire bead.
answered 51 mins ago
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Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
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Yes, you will need a liner to protect your inner tube from the spoke holes or the spokes in your rim. There are a few exceptions we come to later.
The rim is the outer part of your wheel. Along its or circumference run two flanges to hold the tyre in place. Between the flanges is the rim bed. A rim tape usually needs to be in this bed. Thus can be a glued cloth tape, a strong adhesive tape, a strong elastic tape, or a rubber strip.
Often the rim profile consists of a chamber. It's one end is the rim bed and the other the inner circumference of the rim. The latter has drilled holes for spokes and nipples. The former has wider holes to access the spokes.
Purpose of the rim tape is to prevent the inner tube from expanding into these holes. The rim tape has to be quite strong to prevent this under pressure.
The tape should also cover the whole width of the rim bed. This keeps it from sliding.
If the inner tube expands into the holes it may burst. Either for being over-strained or by rubbing at a burr from drilling.
Some special or very old rims have only one chamber. Here the inner tube may be protected by a soft strip of rubber from chafing at nipples.
If a rim has no spoke holes you do not need a rim tape. Likewise, there are plugs available to plug holes.
Another exception are tubular tyres that are glued to the rim. But these are only found in sophisticated race bikes.
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That's called rim tape and it protects the tube from sharp edges in the rim and the ends of the spokes and spoke nipples. Without it you will get endless punctures.
Most wheels come with rim tape installed, but you can buy it separately. It's not hard to install, you just have to make sure you get the right width for your rims: wide enough to cover the inside of the rim but not too wide so it interferes with the tire bead.
answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
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Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
add a comment |
That's called rim tape and it protects the tube from sharp edges in the rim and the ends of the spokes and spoke nipples. Without it you will get endless punctures.
Most wheels come with rim tape installed, but you can buy it separately. It's not hard to install, you just have to make sure you get the right width for your rims: wide enough to cover the inside of the rim but not too wide so it interferes with the tire bead.
answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
34.3k23685
Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
add a comment |
That's called rim tape and it protects the tube from sharp edges in the rim and the ends of the spokes and spoke nipples. Without it you will get endless punctures.
Most wheels come with rim tape installed, but you can buy it separately. It's not hard to install, you just have to make sure you get the right width for your rims: wide enough to cover the inside of the rim but not too wide so it interferes with the tire bead.
answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
34.3k23685
That's called rim tape and it protects the tube from sharp edges in the rim and the ends of the spokes and spoke nipples. Without it you will get endless punctures.
Most wheels come with rim tape installed, but you can buy it separately. It's not hard to install, you just have to make sure you get the right width for your rims: wide enough to cover the inside of the rim but not too wide so it interferes with the tire bead.
answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
34.3k23685
answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
34.3k23685
answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
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answered 51 mins ago
Argenti ApparatusArgenti Apparatus
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34.3k23685
Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
add a comment |
Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Note that there are several different varieties of rim tape. One form is a flexible rubber ring, made out of essentially the same material as an inner tube. Another is a sort of "adhesive tape" that is wrapped around the rim and lapped a few inches near the valve. One can also obtain perfectly acceptable service from fabric electrical tape or "duct tape" torn into an appropriate width and wrapped around the wheel. I personally prefer to use "hockey tape". And there are several special choices more intended to be used with tubeless tires but perfectly functional with tubes.
– Daniel R Hicks
38 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
Daniel, the duck tape one surely works only for very small pressures? I've stained tensilized strapping tape close to the point of failure at just five bar. And that's the stuff Stan's Tubeless tape is made from (just heavier weight than mine). Duck tape would have hard much worse I presume.
– gschenk
33 mins ago
add a comment |
Yes, you will need a liner to protect your inner tube from the spoke holes or the spokes in your rim. There are a few exceptions we come to later.
The rim is the outer part of your wheel. Along its or circumference run two flanges to hold the tyre in place. Between the flanges is the rim bed. A rim tape usually needs to be in this bed. Thus can be a glued cloth tape, a strong adhesive tape, a strong elastic tape, or a rubber strip.
Often the rim profile consists of a chamber. It's one end is the rim bed and the other the inner circumference of the rim. The latter has drilled holes for spokes and nipples. The former has wider holes to access the spokes.
Purpose of the rim tape is to prevent the inner tube from expanding into these holes. The rim tape has to be quite strong to prevent this under pressure.
The tape should also cover the whole width of the rim bed. This keeps it from sliding.
If the inner tube expands into the holes it may burst. Either for being over-strained or by rubbing at a burr from drilling.
Some special or very old rims have only one chamber. Here the inner tube may be protected by a soft strip of rubber from chafing at nipples.
If a rim has no spoke holes you do not need a rim tape. Likewise, there are plugs available to plug holes.
Another exception are tubular tyres that are glued to the rim. But these are only found in sophisticated race bikes.
answered 41 mins ago
gschenkgschenk
3,42911428
add a comment |
Yes, you will need a liner to protect your inner tube from the spoke holes or the spokes in your rim. There are a few exceptions we come to later.
The rim is the outer part of your wheel. Along its or circumference run two flanges to hold the tyre in place. Between the flanges is the rim bed. A rim tape usually needs to be in this bed. Thus can be a glued cloth tape, a strong adhesive tape, a strong elastic tape, or a rubber strip.
Often the rim profile consists of a chamber. It's one end is the rim bed and the other the inner circumference of the rim. The latter has drilled holes for spokes and nipples. The former has wider holes to access the spokes.
Purpose of the rim tape is to prevent the inner tube from expanding into these holes. The rim tape has to be quite strong to prevent this under pressure.
The tape should also cover the whole width of the rim bed. This keeps it from sliding.
If the inner tube expands into the holes it may burst. Either for being over-strained or by rubbing at a burr from drilling.
Some special or very old rims have only one chamber. Here the inner tube may be protected by a soft strip of rubber from chafing at nipples.
If a rim has no spoke holes you do not need a rim tape. Likewise, there are plugs available to plug holes.
Another exception are tubular tyres that are glued to the rim. But these are only found in sophisticated race bikes.
answered 41 mins ago
gschenkgschenk
3,42911428
add a comment |
Yes, you will need a liner to protect your inner tube from the spoke holes or the spokes in your rim. There are a few exceptions we come to later.
The rim is the outer part of your wheel. Along its or circumference run two flanges to hold the tyre in place. Between the flanges is the rim bed. A rim tape usually needs to be in this bed. Thus can be a glued cloth tape, a strong adhesive tape, a strong elastic tape, or a rubber strip.
Often the rim profile consists of a chamber. It's one end is the rim bed and the other the inner circumference of the rim. The latter has drilled holes for spokes and nipples. The former has wider holes to access the spokes.
Purpose of the rim tape is to prevent the inner tube from expanding into these holes. The rim tape has to be quite strong to prevent this under pressure.
The tape should also cover the whole width of the rim bed. This keeps it from sliding.
If the inner tube expands into the holes it may burst. Either for being over-strained or by rubbing at a burr from drilling.
Some special or very old rims have only one chamber. Here the inner tube may be protected by a soft strip of rubber from chafing at nipples.
If a rim has no spoke holes you do not need a rim tape. Likewise, there are plugs available to plug holes.
Another exception are tubular tyres that are glued to the rim. But these are only found in sophisticated race bikes.
answered 41 mins ago
gschenkgschenk
3,42911428
Yes, you will need a liner to protect your inner tube from the spoke holes or the spokes in your rim. There are a few exceptions we come to later.
The rim is the outer part of your wheel. Along its or circumference run two flanges to hold the tyre in place. Between the flanges is the rim bed. A rim tape usually needs to be in this bed. Thus can be a glued cloth tape, a strong adhesive tape, a strong elastic tape, or a rubber strip.
Often the rim profile consists of a chamber. It's one end is the rim bed and the other the inner circumference of the rim. The latter has drilled holes for spokes and nipples. The former has wider holes to access the spokes.
Purpose of the rim tape is to prevent the inner tube from expanding into these holes. The rim tape has to be quite strong to prevent this under pressure.
The tape should also cover the whole width of the rim bed. This keeps it from sliding.
If the inner tube expands into the holes it may burst. Either for being over-strained or by rubbing at a burr from drilling.
Some special or very old rims have only one chamber. Here the inner tube may be protected by a soft strip of rubber from chafing at nipples.
If a rim has no spoke holes you do not need a rim tape. Likewise, there are plugs available to plug holes.
Another exception are tubular tyres that are glued to the rim. But these are only found in sophisticated race bikes.
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