moorey
call me Mia
You can...just not at bunnings for $5 a roll.
Tubeless setup
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Lazmo
Old and hopeless
Me too...I got a couple of rolls a month or so ago at the Bunnings near me. Guess I'm a lucky boy
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Open it please! It's more of a cloth type tape that one isn't it?
moorey
call me Mia
Cuss it. Yep.
moorey
call me Mia
You tried it? Sticky shit like gorilla? Pass if so.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Yeah I had the same moment of elation, then ongoing bitter disappointment. I just part-peeled one open at Bunnings so I didn't have to lay down my cash in vain!
I also bought about 6 rolls of the good Bear stuff online shortly afterwards from some random industrial supplies mob, I wanted to make sure if COVID got out of control I could still ride tubeless during the apocalypse dammit!
moorey
call me Mia
Yep. I’m using. Good to work with. Lasting fine so far.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Same as per @moorey's post.
Just don't pull it so tight the little ribs start to stretch. On a couple of more complexly shaped rims it did start to crack after a year or so (looked like a slight breakdown of the plastic caused by the sealant), but I'd double-taped the rim anyway so it still mostly held air. It had just got to the point it needed a weekly top-up of air so I re-taped it. It was also easy to remove and didn't bond to or etch into the aluminium rim like some tapes like to.
Just don't pull it so tight the little ribs start to stretch. On a couple of more complexly shaped rims it did start to crack after a year or so (looked like a slight breakdown of the plastic caused by the sealant), but I'd double-taped the rim anyway so it still mostly held air. It had just got to the point it needed a weekly top-up of air so I re-taped it. It was also easy to remove and didn't bond to or etch into the aluminium rim like some tapes like to.
moorey
call me Mia
Used some tonight....on top of other tape. Hope rims are like Teflon. Getting tape to stick to them if the biggest challenge....though getting this off looks as messy as gorilla, so the tape under is a buffer. Might fail spectacularly.
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
Meh I just spit on mine
moorey
call me Mia
(Ignore if I'm the last to discover)
Maybe it was just here, but the 26mm Bear outdoor masking tape disappeared from Bunnings a while ago. It used to be my go-to, but found other options when it vanished from the shelves.
Just noticed it’s back, and now 36mm wide.
Too wide for some uses. Easily trimmed down. Better than the 26mm that I needed to stagger to get proper coverage on wider rims.
Maybe it was just here, but the 26mm Bear outdoor masking tape disappeared from Bunnings a while ago. It used to be my go-to, but found other options when it vanished from the shelves.
Just noticed it’s back, and now 36mm wide.
Too wide for some uses. Easily trimmed down. Better than the 26mm that I needed to stagger to get proper coverage on wider rims.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
It is the same though? Yes, I grant you it is tape, and blue - but is it that same thin very slightly stretchy stuff as before? Blue on top and white where the adhesive is?
I looked at that stuff a while back but it appeared to be quite a bit thicker, possibly containing some kind of cloth reinforcing IIRC?
moorey
call me Mia
Yeah, cloth, unlike the previous plastic stuff. I’m yet to use, but more like the stuff I’ve been using lately.
It’s cheaper than the 3m I had stocked up on, but am having trouble finding now also.
It’s thinner than Gorilla or regular gaffer tape, and I’m hoping it’s easier to apply and remove.
Guess I should try it before opening my big mouth…for once.
