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Pros

A very zen and easy process to install. It’s durable and lasts for years.

Many people do not realize that their is rim tape inside their rims and/or that it can fatigue over time and needs replacement. Speaks for itself.



Cons

Velox rim strips are very popular, but the move around on the rim because the adhesive does not stick. This tape is too thick. And the curled up parts are very stiff. This rim tape is garbage and doesn't work worth a monkey's * for today's 29er mtb ri...  Read More

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Quality


This is a super high quality product


Made in france a classic trust worthy and quality product


Pinch flats hapen fairly often with the shitty plastic rim liners that come stock


Replaced the old rim tape with the velox rim tape and the flats stopped

Price


The 13mm size fit my wtb i19 700c wheels perfectly replacing the stock 11mm tape which cracked and shifted


No sense of adventure and the cost of convenience are expensive

Packaging/appearance


Was getting punctures from a rogue spoke well disappeared after use

Competitiveness


Been using it for a month on a brandnew set of rims with no issues so far


There was just enough on the rolls to do 29er tires

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    quality, old, size, good and easy.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 751 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 10 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Tried the elastic type rim tape but was getting flats from tubes tearing at the recessed spoke head holes


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Just enough tape on one spool to do a 700 rim with a couple of inches extra


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The largest hole in a rim for valve protrusion and spoke nipple access is 9


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I switched back to running tubes w gp 4 season tread


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The rim tape is thick clothquality


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was changing out my tubes and found the 20 year old rubber rim strips were turning to dust


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Chose this based on the all the positive reviews

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