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Rim Tape

godtabh · 2014-02-11 11:10:38

Full of questions today. Looking to buy rim tape and was on the Zonda website and saw this Makes rim tape unnecessary but you should still go for it right?

11-02-2014 11:10am

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godtabh

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Full of questions today.

Looking to buy rim tape and was on the Zonda website and saw this

MOMAG™: Allows the external profile of the rim to be free of holes - increases structural resistance - makes rim tape unnecessary and reduces the weight of the wheel.

Makes rim tape unnecessary but you should still go for it right?

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#2 11-02-2014 11:17am

Alek

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Why? If there are no holes in the rim, skip it :-)

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#3 11-02-2014 11:24am

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I thought it would absorb some of the bumps of the road a bit more maybe?

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#4 11-02-2014 11:34am

Alek

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I honestly do not think so.

You may lower the pressure by 10-20psi to get some noticeable improvement.

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#5 11-02-2014 1:42pm

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godtabh wrote: »

I thought it would absorb some of the bumps of the road a bit more maybe?

All rim tape does is prevent the tube expanding into the spoke holes and puncturing on burrs/sharp edges. If the Zonda rim doesn't have holes drilled then there's no point

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#6 11-02-2014 2:15pm

godtabh

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Thanks lads

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#7 11-02-2014 3:06pm

happytramp

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I have the zonda's. No rim tape. No punctures.

probably jinxed it now.

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