Which Tubs?

i.e. these ones:

Just answered my own question, yes you need the (£20!) new red ones for the 320 TPI tubs.

Motherfuckers!

Just fitted my first set of tubs. Wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be.

Any tips for removing residual glue from the rims and tub surface?

Read few pages back.

To make it easier - guys don't encourage removing the residue from the side of the tub (perhaps you can slightly rub it off?) to avoid damaging the sidewalls.

Acetone.

Acetone.

Put it on a rag and wipe off rim. Leave any residue on tub. It will remind you to be less messy next time.

I was very fucking messy! It's embarrassing.

Bought those extensions- £16.95.

Meh.

To get big lumps of glue off the tub wait a few days so that it hardens properly then pick it off. Still looks messy but not as noticeable

I was very fucking messy! It's embarrassing.

I had the same problem. My rims look like the aftermath of an explosion in a glue factory in places. I went to an african beauty product wholesale place in Brixton and picked me up some pure acetone (supermarket nail polish remover all seems to be acetone free), so it should be easy enough to clean up. Got a little on the side walls but I can just pick that off when it dries.

I was thinking that I don't recall it ever being this messy when I used to fit tubs, then I remembered that I always used to get my dad to do it :-D

I've just gone back to my tubs that I glued last year and then never got round to riding. One is stuck totally solid but the other one is crap, the edges peel off easily.
Should I rip off and do the last coat again and re stick or take them off remove the glue from the rim and then start again?

My rim looks like the aftermath of an explosion... I always used to get my dad to do it :-D

oh my!

Giggles ^

haaaaaaaa!

Dammit, to be fair to Vittoria 1) they are re-usable and 2)you could pop on any old crappy extender on to of the std valves if you wanted to.

I've just gone back to my tubs that I glued last year and then never got round to riding. One is stuck totally solid but the other one is crap, the edges peel off easily.
Should I rip off and do the last coat again and re stick or take them off remove the glue from the rim and then start again?

Take the tub off and reinstall it with one new layer of glue. No need to remove the old layer(s) as long as the thickness is not over 1" or something you don't trust.
Usually some glue comes off with the old tub and you've crashed (or worn in case of road and CX) the rim before the glue layer is really too thick.

oh my!

I'm supposed to be pretending to work not pissing myself at my desk :D

Dammit, to be fair to Vittoria 1) they are re-usable and 2)you could pop on any old crappy extender on to of the std valves if you wanted to.

True, adds another point of failure though was my thinking.

I had an epic struggle fitting tubs for the first time last night. First of all I didnt realise just how physical I'd have to get just stretching them on once they were glued (even after having them on the rims for a few days). Then the inner bit of a flimsy Topeak valve extender got dropped inside the 50mm rim so I spent over an hour turning and shaking the wheel and prodding around inside with a pair of tweezers to get it out – like a very expensive children's puzzle.

So one tub's fitted (only slightly wonky). The other I'll do tonight after I've visited [pricey central London bike shop] for a Continental extender

It really is of the utmost importance to start stretching the tub as soon as you start installing it and keep stretching it as you go round, so that you're not left with a huge effort to get the last bit on, if that makes sense?

Then the inner bit of a flimsy Topeak valve extender got dropped inside the 50mm rim so I spent over an hour turning and shaking the wheel and prodding around inside with a pair of tweezers to get it out – like a very expensive children's puzzle.

Thats the sort of thing that happens to me!
Building my track bike, I remember spending over an hour trying to install a headset bearing collar thing on the fork without the proper tools. Had enough and threw the bits in a rucksack and raced off to Brixton cycles to ask to borrow the tool, When i got to Brixton cycles i reached into the bag and the bearings were completely caked in sand. the rucksack i used was last used on the beach and was full of very fine sand. Nearly cried..

Then the inner bit of a flimsy Topeak valve extender got dropped inside the 50mm rim so I spent over an hour

Just over an hour is quite good.
I spent a couple of evenings trying to get 3 spoke nipples out of FIR Antara carbon rims. Carbon is pretty bad, because it's not smooth on the inside. Remainders of air bags etc...

It really is of the utmost importance to start stretching the tub as soon as you start installing it and keep stretching it as you go round, so that you're not left with a huge effort to get the last bit on, if that makes sense?

Yes that makes sense, I was putting it on like a clincher and not accounting for the fact the glue holds it fast as soon as each section is on. Thanks

Brixton Biker – dont talk to me about fitting headsets, it took two long evenings to cut the streerer tube (too short, hey-ho) on my track bike and get the headset clamp bit in. I resorted to my motto: If you don't have the proper tools, use a hammer and swear a lot.

^Murtle alias?

New track tub alert, Vittoria Pista Evo Tech. Supposed to be an outdoor version of the Pista Evo CS.

http://www.vittoria.com/product/track/

Might consider these for track league next year depending on price - no one seems to be selling them at the moment