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Any suggestion as to a source of replacement tape? I might try peeling it off a NOS Wolber tub I have with a damaged tread and re-using it on the Conti.
Sounds a lot easier than it is. I've found basetape to horribly distort when pulled from an old tyre. It is enough of a challenge gluing a section of old basetape down on its own tyre. Removing it and transplanting it onto another tyre, I suspect, would be close to impossible. Can't see how one could get it flat and straight. Instead I'd try to find some a suitable new unsized raw cotton strip and use it. The main function of the basetape is to cover the stitches and protect the sidewalls from chafing against the rim. With something like a Conti Sprinter I'd not bother. It is neither rare nor expensive. Given that a brandnew one costs arond 30 EUROs the repair seems hardly "cost effective". Now repairing the NOS Wolber-- depending, of course, upon which model-- might make a lot more sense. Dugast used to put new treads on tyres-- when he started off he was using a lot of the old Wolber casings. Tyres like the FMBs are afterall reincarnations of the Wolber of old.
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My FMBs distorted horribly. They saw a lot of wet riding. Some With road salt in the mix. Plus they were on the bike for ages as my off season is long. But the bike was stored in a warm dry enviroment, and I have no recollection of impacting the sidewalls. Probably a rare occurance. But I've fallen out of love With them. My Challenge seem far more robust for a similar ride, weight etc.
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You make a lot of sense there - now that you point it out putting a lot of work into repairing a pretty standard, used, tyre isn't very logical.
The Wolber is a Champione De France SP1 in possibly 27" (it won't stretch onto a 28" Mavic Reflex, hence the damaged tread). You can see pics here. p.s. Any help in identifying the sizes of the unknowns on there much appreciated!
Smallfurry
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Thanks, one of the few times I've not read through an 85 page thread before posting. Any suggestion as to a source of replacement tape? I might try peeling it off a NOS Wolber tub I have with a damaged tread and re-using it on the Conti.