Rim tape - sorted

adowling92
adowling92 Posts: 225
edited July 2013 in Workshop
Put new rim tape on, the hole came out of alignment when i put the last bit on. Any tips on how to re-align it? It's too tight to move by hand.
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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    You can just take the rim tape off and realign...use a tyre lever to prise off the tape, it will stretch.
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    When putting it on, start at the hole and work round both sides at the same time. Should help ensure the hole stays in the right place.
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    As per Keef66's suggestion - work around both sides at the same time - also, put a valve into the hole. The hole won't move then!

    If it's stuff like Bike Ribbon, it can be a pain to keep it central and 100% covering all the nipple holes. Leaving even the slightest bit of a nipple hole uncovered can cause a tube to deflate very rapidly without warning some hours later and scare the life out of you. Apparently. According to someone I know.
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  • adowling92
    adowling92 Posts: 225
    Cheers lads!
    Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    marcusjb wrote:
    ...put a valve into the hole. The hole won't move then!

    DOH, why didn't I think of that?!
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  • adowling92
    adowling92 Posts: 225
    drlodge wrote:
    marcusjb wrote:
    ...put a valve into the hole. The hole won't move then!

    DOH, why didn't I think of that?!

    and then i used the nut to clamp it tight so it couldn't move at all ;)
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  • wishitwasallflat
    wishitwasallflat Posts: 2,927
    velox
  • adowling92
    adowling92 Posts: 225
    wishitwasallflat wrote:
    velox
    Velox? What's that?
    Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    adowling92 wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    marcusjb wrote:
    ...put a valve into the hole. The hole won't move then!

    DOH, why didn't I think of that?!

    and then i used the nut to clamp it tight so it couldn't move at all ;)

    Take the nut off when you're done.

    They are the work of satan

    I never understood why people say don't use the nuts until I went to change a tyre on our tandem - the nut had corroded onto the valve stem. Took a lot of swearing and a hacksaw to remove it. If that sort of thing happens on the road, you're in trouble!
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  • adowling92
    adowling92 Posts: 225
    marcusjb wrote:
    adowling92 wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    marcusjb wrote:
    ...put a valve into the hole. The hole won't move then!

    DOH, why didn't I think of that?!

    and then i used the nut to clamp it tight so it couldn't move at all ;)

    Take the nut off when you're done.

    They are the work of satan

    I never understood why people say don't use the nuts until I went to change a tyre on our tandem - the nut had corroded onto the valve stem. Took a lot of swearing and a hacksaw to remove it. If that sort of thing happens on the road, you're in trouble!

    Yeah i used to use it, but then couldnt see why i'd need it. My new Vittoria inner tubes don't have them :)
    Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    adowling92 wrote:
    wishitwasallflat wrote:
    velox
    Velox? What's that?
    The best rim tape you can get http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=426
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  • adowling92
    adowling92 Posts: 225
    schlepcycling wrote:
    adowling92 wrote:
    wishitwasallflat wrote:
    velox
    Velox? What's that?
    The best rim tape you can get http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=426

    I'll bare that in mind. I use this: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-rim-tape-black/
    Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. --John F. Kennedy

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