Kalavinka Super Exhibition track bike build

Had been putting off replying to all of y'all, and forgot.

^^^^^^ @Jonny69

Sounds to me like they didn't really know what they were doing

Definitely wouldn't put it past them, though I rekon (/had thought) they had to remove all of the old Japanese glue. Which I can understand taking a while.

^^^^^ @JWestland

to stretch the tubes on. That might be the tricky bit.

Yeah, definitely struggled with that bit - DESPITE MY MASSIVE STRENGTH, don't get me wrong.
I had got them on to the wheels before without any glue and did manage to get them on the rim, just the last bit to go on was the wrong orientation. Think I left them too long after stretching (> month) such that it ha no affect.

I've gone of tubs myself too much glass in Belfast but you can use sealant

Yeah, don't think tubs will be my first choice.

^^^^ @dallas

I've always found tape far less messy than glue.

Yeah, understandable. Wanted to do these ones proper, that said I would probably use tape from now on (had heard of some off reviews on them though), if only I had not failed to put these on myself.

^^^ @edscoble

You're right, one doesn't need to removed ALL the glue, just enough to allow the new glue to be apply.

Glad to hear it, though maybe my judgement of the surface was off.

Secondly, when stretching the tub, usually best to put it on an old clincher rims and let it sit at high pressure, allowing the tub to stretch a bit making installation easier.

Yeah, will be putting them on a rim at higher pressures closer to the time of installation than this attempt.

if you're in London

Am not in London but the wonderfully flat city of Cambridge.

^^ @BigH

In my experience with tubs I've had to stretch them for at least a week, deflating and inflating to max psi throughout ... just my 2p incase you do some in the future :-)

Yeah, that sounds like a much better way of doing it. I left mine to dry for 24 hrs (Conti too), they did feel a bit sticky. My final layer (2nd on rim) was a bit thin and had somewhat dried by the time the tire was on, wasn't helpful. Didn't really know how much glue to buy before hand, only had 50g, didn't finish it either.
Very appreciated 2p.

Thanks to all the advice.