Water behind the rim tape on wheels

sextoke1

My fulcrum racing 5 wheels are wet behind the rim tape. Is it a good idea to remove this every so often to dry this out so the tube is mostly dry or does it matter ?

bendip

it sounds like your wheels don't have drainage holes, like my archetype wheels, initially i used them with the velox cloth rim tape they were supplied with when built, ok in the dry..but they held a surprising amount of water whenever i used them in the wet..so i switched over to vinyl/plastic rim tape just in case the water fouled up or rotted the cloth tape...that said apart from me noticing the wheels held water when deflating and reflating (latex tubes) i don't remember any problems with them while running them with the cloth tape.

cougie

I've never ever dried my rim tape in thirty years of cycling. No need for it.

trekvet

cougie wrote:

I've never ever dried my rim tape in thirty years of cycling. No need for it.

This ^^ but in fifty eight years. Anyway water is extra weight :-(

sextoke1

TrekVet wrote:

cougie wrote:

I've never ever dried my rim tape in thirty years of cycling. No need for it.

This ^^ but in fifty eight years. Anyway water is extra weight :-(

Thanks, only asking as most of the wetness is around the valve entry, I was wondering if this lead to the deterioration of the tube and corrosion around the inside of the wheel especially around the valve hole. My Mavic Ksy elite wheels have a bit of corrosion around the valve hole which i think may lead to friction on the tube at that point, this may lead to premature tube failure.

fenix

I've never ever had a puncture that was down to corrosion. It'd be unworkable if you had to dismantle your wheels and dry out after every wet ride.

keef66

Both my Shimano wheelsets have drainage holes, but I rarely remember to park the bike with them both at the bottom unless I've ridden through a ford or been out in an absolute deluge. Can't say I've ever noticed any water in the rims when faffing with tyres and tubes.