Re-using tubulars

Looking for some tubular advice if possible

Two weeks ago I fitted a pair of Veloflex Roubaix to my new road bike. First time I've used tubs.

Yesterday I snapped a spoke.

Is there a best method to getting the tyre off without damage so it can be re-fitted once the wheel is mended?

Heat the rim with a hairdryer to soften the glue?

Appreciate any advice

Once you have deflated the tyre it will come off quite easily, just roll it off the rim slowly. Put a layer of glue on the rim and the tyre again before reassembling

On a related note- leave the old glue on the tubular?

of course, you will never get it off

That makes sense, I just wondered if I was being lazy

Thanks. So no need for heating. Good to know

Why do you need to remove tyre to replace the spoke?

because it comes in through an eyelet hole that sits under the tubular/tape

Once you have deflated the tyre it will come off quite easily, just roll it off the rim slowly. Put a layer of glue on the rim and the tyre again before reassembling

Whoah ! I'd be worried if I could just roll a tub off the rim when deflated

No it wont come off easy ;) It rolls off when you pull hard at it.

Like really fucking hard.

The tub contracts as it is inflated so tightens to the rim, adhesive rim tape or glue is used to further aid the retention of the tub, to get it off it needs to be deflated!

The tub contracts as it is inflated so tightens to the rim, adhesive rim tape or glue is used to further aid the retention of the tub, to get it off it needs to be deflated!

If its easy to remove when deflated then its not been correctly glued. It needs to be strongly glued to the rim--- so much so that one should be able to ride a flat tire without worries that the tire will roll off.
The limiting factor on the adhesion of the rim to tire should be defined by the adhesion of the tire's base tape to the tire, e.g. it should be as strong as possible but not as strong as base-tape to tire.
I would avoid rim tape. There are few advantages. My favorite cements are Conti and Mastic One. For carbon rims one can add a bit of Patex. I use a "magic potion" called ICS Gutarol--- I squirreled away several liters back in the late 1980s before ICS dissapeared---- that when mixed into my rim cement seems to increase the bound and slightly decrease the elasticity. Back in the old days people used to mix yellow (elastic) and red (non-elastic) cements together.