[tom tom]

I can confirm that Tesa 4289 is what Stan calls, "Yellow Spoke Tape". I was selling 4289 to Dave Thomas "Dave's Speed Dream Wheels" starting late 90s. Dave showed it to Stan, Stan contacted me and I started selling it to him. We started using it on wheels at our bike shop as light weight rim tape starting around 1992. I have a friend who was in the sand sports business and he was buying paddle tires from Skat-Trak in Calimesa California around 1991. The tires were shipped with 4289 to compress them down to a smaller size to save on shipping. That's how I found the tape in the beginning. I sold the tape to Stan for about one year before he found out what it was, and stopped buying from me....

 

[rockcrusher]

FWIW I have been using powercoat tape from tapemasters to the same results as stans tape. Not sure if it is similar to 4289 or not. Comes in a variety of width and enough to do many many rims at a price that is substantially less than name brand tubeless tape.

3/4" X 72 Yds - Tapes Master 2 Mil Green Polyester Powder Coating Silicone Adhesive High Temperature Masking Tape: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

3/4" X 72 Yds - Tapes Master 2 Mil Green Polyester Powder Coating Silicone Adhesive High Temperature Masking Tape: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

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