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bikerjulio
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Miller wrote:Yeah... min order box of 9 rolls is what I found, lol. I don't need half a kilometre of the stuff!


you are doing something wrong.

My very first hit was a single roll https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C0Z21PK/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

Perhaps brexit is causing the problem?
There's sometimes a buggy.
How many drivers does a buggy have?

One.

So let's just say I'm drivin' this buggy...
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by kulivontot

Try ebay, there are guys buying the 9 roll boxes and reselling them one by one

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by dereksmalls

I'm using stans in my Enve clinchers. Can you use any of these other options with latex tubes? I wasn't sure if you could use Veloplugs with latex or not

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by metalplease

Brilliant ! Thanks guys...will be getting some asap

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by BikeAnon

Hexsense wrote:why cover the entire rim just for the holes?
check out "Veloplugs"
+4 for Veloplugs

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by MAJ

1415chris wrote:Veloplugs have their own limitations. They do not fit all rim holes. Red ones can be too lose, the yellow ones will not sit in properly.
I used them for quite short period of time (Archetype rims). After having spectacular failure, where one of the plugs was melted down and pusched inside the rim, I thanked them for good.
Stan tape, cheaper alternatives: kapton tape or Tesa 4289 (very similar to Stans).

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What about kapton tape on road rims. I have only experience on MTB with good results.

This is lightweight but my concern is related to if is ok to support high pressures (7-8bar)

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by alcatraz

I found veloplug copies to be even better than the originals. They don't fall out on their own. They are also available for holes down to 7.5mm which originals don't support.
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by yinya

Use a bit of electrical tape under each veloplug to avoid them from falling out


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by 1415chris

MAJ wrote:
Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:53 am
What about kapton tape on road rims. I have only experience on MTB with good results.

This is lightweight but my concern is related to if is ok to support high pressures (7-8bar)
No problem at all, with two layers it held +/- 100psi without any issues.
It is very light, however I fould it has a bit greater tendency to fold aroud its edges (after use, taking the tyre and inner tube off). It is not big deal, the spoke holes were still fully covered.

MAJ
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by MAJ

1415chris wrote:
MAJ wrote:
Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:53 am
What about kapton tape on road rims. I have only experience on MTB with good results.

This is lightweight but my concern is related to if is ok to support high pressures (7-8bar)
No problem at all, with two layers it held +/- 100psi without any issues.
It is very light, however I fould it has a bit greater tendency to fold aroud its edges (after use, taking the tyre and inner tube off). It is not big deal, the spoke holes were still fully covered.
I can use also 3 layers, is no weight

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by 1415chris

Yes, you can use 3 layers, but 2 would do the job equally good.

MAJ
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by MAJ

1415chris wrote:Yes, you can use 3 layers, but 2 would do the job equally good.
My idea is to put a first layer only with small pieces and after 2 layers. The problem could be if there are sharp edges at the holes, that with the time could cut the tape.

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by bilwit

I have a set of wheels that came with whatever tubeless tape light-bicycle (NA) uses and changed it to Veloplugs with some electrical tape over each one and surprisingly there was basically no weight savings to be had between the two

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