Dirt Bag Rim Tape

After finishing the new front wheel build it was time to rim tape the rim. Some will say this doesn't work but it works fine for me. I find simple electricians tape does well for this task.

First make sure to wipe the surface down to clean out any gunk. Then just past the valve hole start.



Make 3 or four passes around the entire rim. Try to keep it as centered as possible and covering the spoke holes. If not it increases the chances of the metal cutting your tube. Which we all know makes for a long walk home. Once completed find the valve hole and with a phillips head screw diver poke a hole in the tape for the valve.




This is also the starting point for the Dirtbag Tubeless system which will be a future project.