Rim strips on double-walled rims?

[ParkRNDL]

Hey so I am putting together a 26" BMX and for the first time in my life I spent a bunch of money on brand new BMX parts. Got these fancy wheels today.

Now, I have never owned double-wall rims before, and I got to wondering if they use the same kind of rim strip you'd use on a single-wall rim. So I asked Uncle Google, and I found a couple of message boards with folks saying that for double wall rims you need to use rim tape to keep the tube from inflating out through the spoke holes. However, these message boards were for road bikes and the tires they were talking about were like 100PSI and higher. I am looking at 55-60 PSI tires. Do I need rim tape, or regular old rubber rim strips, or do any of you have special homebrew solutions you use?

thanks!

 

[clamdigger]

you betcha ! check all of the holes for burrs first ( it happens ) . I have been using hockey stick tape successfully for a long time . nobody is going to see it , so I buy whatever is on clearance sale.

 

[ParkRNDL]

Wow. Considering it looks like I can find 15 to 25 yard rolls easily for under 5 bucks, it's a great deal too compared to rim tape or rim strips. Nice, thanks! Now to find a place that sells it that's open. Wonder if Wal-Mart would have it in Sporting Goods...

 

[Retro Flutter]

Hockey tape works great and if you're in a pinch, a few wraps of electrical tape around the rim works ok too...I usually wrap the rim 4-5 times with it. I've bought rimstrips before and they can be a PITA to get on a rim, especially the woven fibre/cloth ones.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

I used this in a pinch once and have been using it since. Road rims, I double it up because of high pressures. Use the brand name product in this instance, Fred's Brand doesn't work nearly as well

 

[handyandy1100]

I have used Gorilla tape on occasion last year. Needed to cut it down in width as I just had a 2" wide roll. I wrapped a couple of layers around the rim. No issues so far.

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[ParkRNDL]

I have used Gorilla tape on occasion last year. Needed to cut it down in width as I just had a 2" wide roll. I wrapped a couple of layers around the rim. No issues so far.

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the only thing that would scare me about that is what if you ever had to get it off?

 

[handyandy1100]

the only thing that would scare me about that is what if you ever had to get it off?

I would try some acetone to see if it would soften the adhesive. Haven't had to deal with broken spokes on those wheels yet.

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[Karate Chicken Industries]

Gorilla Tape works great for tubeless setups. My 29er SS is set up that way. The trick is to get it wall to wall, under the hook but not above the junction. It has to be just about perfect, but works when done properly.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

the only thing that would scare me about that is what if you ever had to get it off?

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[Grant]

I use electrical tape on my rims.