Looks nice. Is this for a tubeless application with regular sealant? Keep us informed.

 

No it's for a tubes .

 

Very interesting - I never knew anything like that existed.

Off the top of my head, it's lighter and more durable than tape. I wonder if they are air tight.

 

Oh they are air tight .

 

Specialized uses a similar system for their tubeless setups on their Roval SL wheels. Very easy to use and I haven't any leaks in the 8 or so months I've been using them.

First Impressions: Roval Traverse Fattie SL | BIKE Magazine

 

I wonder if they are only for the Fattie series. I have a set of 2015 Roval SLs, but the tape was the only option.

 

Interesting product. Is your goal weight savings? The weight seems to be within one gram of Stan's yellow tape (5g per rim, 10g a pair).

 

Probably closer to 7g per 29 rim, assuming only one layer, but you're right, not huge savings by any means:

http://forums.mtbr.com/weight-weenies/weight-stans-tape-948608.html

 

TBH i didn't know that existed :madman: . However I will make one point and that is these can be reused over and over and last indefinitely .

 

How well does Stan's Tape work with tubes? Would the tube damage the tape around the edge of the spoke holes? I know its an odd question, is notubes tape good with tubes, but ...

 

I'm using Stan's Tape on my commuter w/ tubes w/o any problems whatsoever.

 

Same here on my Anthem, Stan's Tape and tubes without any problems.

 

I don't think you would get any issues with the tape . The tape should hold up well . TBH if I had known about the tape I would have probably gone down that route . It would have been far quicker and less hassle to just install the tape than having to drill and deburr 58 holes (including valve hole) and installing ever single plug .

However I still also like the fact that these can be reused over and over again rather than having to spend money on new tape as eventually the tape will need changing .

 

And if you've made 58 larger holes in your rims, that must have saved some weight :thumbsup:

 

Yup !!!

 

$10 or drilling and de-burring 58 holes? I think the Stans option sounds like a bargain.

 

Oh it does . Although I build bike parts so it didn't really bother me to do this . In fact it was easy .......just took some time .

 

Thanks for mentioning these karimian5, had never heard of them before.

I've just bought 48 of the red ones, they are for 7mm holes and fit perfectly into the spoke holes in my Easton carbon rims.

They seem to be pretty solid into the spoke holes, and have a gently chamfered edge so have no concerns about using them with ultralightweight tubes.

Best of all, they weigh 3.2g per wheel, thats 10.4g less than the Easton rim tape, making an overall saving of 21g saving in the most critical part of the bike, for £7.62, cost per gram of £0.36.

I'll go for anything that saves 1g for less than £1, so these are great value.

Now, I can scrape together £360 if someone can suggest a way to save a kilo off my 8.5Kg full sus bike ...

 

Thanks for mentioning these karimian5, had never heard of them before.

I've just bought 48 of the red ones, they are for 7mm holes and fit perfectly into the spoke holes in my Easton carbon rims.

They seem to be pretty solid into the spoke holes, and have a gently chamfered edge so have no concerns about using them with ultralightweight tubes.

Best of all, they weigh 3.2g per wheel, thats 10.4g less than the Easton rim tape, making an overall saving of 21g saving in the most critical part of the bike, for £7.62, cost per gram of £0.36.

I'll go for anything that saves 1g for less than £1, so these are great value.

Now, I can scrape together £360 if someone can suggest a way to save a kilo off my 8.5Kg full sus bike ...

No probs . The best thing about them is that they can be reused over again so cheaper than replacing rim tape . Regarding the weight saving of your whole bike another kilo will likely be hard to achieve with that amount ....unless you're handy with a drill...no don't do that !!!

 

I've been using Maxxis Flyweights and they always come with a rim tape included, so I have a dozen or so spares, so I'm just happy with the weight saving

 

had never heard of them before

They were popular nearly 10 years ago now, but I guess more durable, light tape like the Stans Yellow has taken over in popularity/ practicality. Since the tape also lasts the life of the wheels there isn't much call for veloplugs anymore but a nice solution at the time of shonky rim tape

Now, I can scrape together £360 if someone can suggest a way to save a kilo off my 8.5Kg full sus bike ...

Link to the build?

 

Link to the build?

I'll get started on that build thread, I have all the pics but was too focussed on the build itself to do the write-up