Rim Tape for Pacenti SL23 tubeless

[Doug Williams]

My Homer has Rich Lesnik built 650b wheels with Pacenti SL23 rims. They have been running perfectly since I got them in 2014. Recently, I have been running them tubeless with Orange Seal and Compass Babyshoe Pass tires. Sweet ride and I love the fact that I get zero flats. But I wonder if I should replace the rim tape. I recently had them off for cleaning out the dried Orange Seal (which, in retrospect, was not necessary). But anyway, the rim tape is getting a little worn and brittle. So, I resolved that, next time I get new tires, I’ll get new rim tape as well.

The Pacenti SL23’s are 24.5mm outside width and 20.3mm inside width. So, what width tubeless rim tape should I use? Rich used something blue vinyl, but since it was stretched, I don’t know the original width. Can anyone recommend the proper width and the best brand for tubeless?

 

Doug

[Belopsky]

How about this: http://www.ebay.com/p/Tubeless-Wheel-Rim-Tape-60-Yards-X-1-2-3M-8898/1407762381

[Philip Kim]

Blue seal tape is probably velocity. I use Orange seal rim tape 24mm for my pacenti brevet which is 25mn outside and 19mm inside.

[Clayton.sf]

black Gorilla tape. it rips to width. been using it for years with 0 issues. Enve even supplies it with their high end rims. better than any official tubeless tape on the market today I MO.

Clayton Scot
SF, CA

[panog]

Two layers of Stan's 21mm tape works very well on those rims.

[panog]

Pacenti also markets their own tape for these rims. Blue in color and 21mm in width. Again, two layers for tubeless applications.

[Belopsky]

How about this? 24mm. http://www.ebay.com/itm/24-mm-Tubeless-Bicycle-Wheel-Rim-Tape-60-yards-x-24-mm-/182271565430?hash=item2a703b5e76:g:ENAAAOxy4fVTDTGE

[Scott Blouke]

I have had great success with black gorilla tape I use a razor blade in a large book and a clamp to get the right width then just roll the tape roll around and you have a nice edge and can get the perfect width.

I just picked up some Blue Strapping Tape 8896 for a wheel build on Velocity Cliffhangers I am going to do and see how it works.

I hear the Gorilla tape absorbs quite a bit of sealant and gets pretty heavy it does survive multiple tire changes which the Stans tape seems to not survive well.

There is a good MTBR.com form post "Tubeless Tape Thread" that gives a lot of pros and cons of each tape.

[Nhat Vu]

I just replaced the tubeless tape on my sl23 wheels last week with Stan's 21mm yellow tape. The old ones were blue also. Setup went smoothly and no issues thus far. 

Nhat

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