I recently took your advice and tried to get what was best for me out of it ending up with a set of Velocity a23's laced to 105 hubs. These are brand new wheels and did not come with rim strips. I have tried several variations of rim strips and at this point I am ready to throw this wheelset off a cliff. I've gone through at least 5 tubes and 8 patch jobs and have only ridden for about 12 miles total. I've tried gorilla tape (too weak and it broke through), velox cloth tape (10mm, 13mm and 16mm...none of which would stay in place, even with some added rubber cement to help it stick), and some plastic tape put on by the LBS...
NOT ONE of these has kept the tubes inflated. Every hole I get is on the inside caused by one of the spokes. Even the plastic stuff slides a bit. For whatever reason, I think these rims are cursed.
Solutions?
NOT ONE of these has kept the tubes inflated. Every hole I get is on the inside caused by one of the spokes. Even the plastic stuff slides a bit. For whatever reason, I think these rims are cursed.
Solutions?