Bike Grease
Tubeless Rim Tape
- Slightly elastic construction allows just enough stretch to create a tight seal on the rim
- This elasticity also allows it to cover the spoke holes without tearing
- Made in USA
$12.99
Joan G. Reed –
Works great on a road setup at 100-120psi. Easy to install. Let’s through several tire replacements. I run 2 laps around the wheel and have zero problems.
If some holes cut your rim tape (seen in other reviews), ease the cut edges of the spoke holes. Either grind, and, or burnish the sharp cut edge off.
Joan G. Reed –
Seth –
Application is easy. A bit of stretch to help match the shape of irregular rims. I used it to replace Gorilla Tape and this is much better. Also, it’s got a smooth surface which really helps the tire get a decent bead on inflation. The tire doesn’t get caught on the edge at all and pops right into place. No complaints. Do note, the two little alcohol pads are really not enough for multiple rims and tires. Maybe good for one that’s already really clean. You may need some more alcohol to prep if you really want a SUPER clean surface, which is well worth the extra two minutes.
I haven’t yet removed it so I can’t speak to the ease of removal and if it leaves any gum.
Seth –
KC –
Love this tape. The pliability makes it really easy to lay down without wrinkles. It’s also a little narrower than the “yellow” tape so it drops down to the bead more easily. I did two layers – no matter what tape I’m using I do two layers as a little extra insurance. It held just fine overnight at the 50 psi I use to seat new tires. I’m sold, this is the tape I’m using from now on.
KC –
R. S. Defisher II –
I ran 3 layers of this tape for road tubeless tires. It was easy to apply and stuck well enough. The tape is not strong enough to cover the spoke holes when running at 100 PSI. The tape split lengthwise along the tape at each spoke hole. I plan on running less than 100 PSI, but I am a heavier rider, so I like to do a higher pressure static test first. Tape failures like this cause instant flats. The tape held fine when I had it at 60 PSI and was sloshing the sealant around. I give it a couple of stars for being easy to apply. I wish tape manufacturers would address pressure vs number of tape layers, because you end up just using a ton of tape to be safe.
R. S. Defisher II –
Biker Guy –
I used this to prep a set of 29er tires/rims for tubeless. This was my first time converting from tubes to tubeless. It seemed to work well, at least so far. It does stretch, but not a lot, and you need to pull it with a fair amount of force. I don’t think I would want it much stretchier, assuming it wouldn’t last as long. I used my thumb to “set” the tape as I went around the rims. Like the other rim tapes, this is a short roll….it’s actually pretty pricey for what you get. For me, a single roll was enough for two 29er rims…but not a third rim. I doubt a single roll would be enough to do two fat bike rims.
The tape is a little thinner than I thought it would be…good to be able to form it into mildly concaved rimes etc, but it also means you should probably wrap it 2 or 3 times. It does seem reasonably tough though, for how thin it is.
So far, the 29er is holding air great (I used Orange Seal sealant)…but time will tell.
Biker Guy –
James R. Phillips –
This tape is utter crap. I have used Giant and Stan’s tape, and the distinguishing characteristics of Orange Seal Tubeless Rim Tape over it’s competitors are it’s adhesive and it’s resilience to handling, of which, it has neither.
I cleaned and prepped a pair of Mavic Aksium wheels to attempt a tubeless road setup using Orange Seal Tubeless Rim Tape. The tape adhesive becomes ineffective within seconds of exposure to air, and the tape is so thin that it cannot support being pressed by finger into the rim bed without tearing. After an hour of effort, and wasting an entire roll of tape without being able to accomplish a single circumference of the wheel, I have given up. I have previously setup several tubeless wheelsets, road and mountain, using both Giant’s and Stan’s rim tape. Neither of these brands suffer from these problems.
I do not recommend purchasing Orange Seal Tubeless Rim Tape.
James R. Phillips –
Bolillo –
The tape is not that great after all used for about 3 weeks and leaked out got me a different tape the cost way less and works better How you can see in the picture the Orange tape is there brand tape the black one is $3 roll is ok if you want to loose your tire sealant and have a flat on the middle of nowhere
Bolillo –
C. Pahl –
This worked very well on the first rim. The second rim took three attempts to get it to work. The adhesive does not seem to uniformly applied so I had trouble getting it to stay in place while stretching it around the rim. The roll had enough for me to complete the two 29r rims even though I had to discard two wheels worth of tape.
C. Pahl –