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It is worth it? I'm getting a flat tire for literally twice for month and it's pissed me off. I was looking for some new tube and I discovered the rim tape so I consider the question.. It is really worth it or no?
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I always thought rim tape was like a standard thing. It came with my rims. I highly recommend rim tape because if you are tweaking your spokes, or you land extra hard, your spokes could literally stab through your inner-tube. It's a good investment in my opinion
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I don't see why it would hurt either. Some might say it is unnecessary for BMX. It is definitely standard in the MTB world
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I've never not had rim tape, it's a standard thing on all bikes. I'm surprised you don't get blow outs constantly if you don't use one
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ropez wrote:
I use tape (which u tape your fingers with). Works great!
It really does! It's a bit thicker then standard rim tape. It gets the job done.
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adamnmexican wrote:
I use electrical tape lol
Haha that works too. I have Kevlar rim strips on both my wheels.
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Get some for sure. It works great and it's cheap to get installed at bike shops if you can't do it yourself. So why wouldn't you?
