They are called Rim Strips and any local tire shop should be able to order
them for you. Duct tape is swell also on old wheels that you are not
planning to replace spokes on.
Cheers,
Scott
Mashed BN7 with new Dayton Tubless (very pleased)
>From: "Bob Johnson" <robert.w.johnson@adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: "Bob Johnson" <robert.w.johnson@adelphia.net>
>To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Wheels for Tubeless tires
>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:37:10 -0500
>
>On my BJ8 I have tubeless tires. All of the tires have tubes in them and
>the
>wheels are the original 48 spoke wheels. The only problem that I have ever
>had
>with this arrangement was a tire going flat because the tube failed.
>Apparently the tube had rubbed against the tire long enough to cause the
>tube
>to fail. When the tire was taken off the rim, there was a lot of "dust" in
>the
>tire, presumably tube rubber. Since that time, my worry is that another
>tube
>will fail. I have about decided that I want to go tubeless. So, what makes
>a
>rim a tubeless rim? I know that it is the shape of the flange on the rim,
>but
>does that little rubber strip that is around the spoke ends really keep the
>air in or is there something more? Where can I get replacement rubber
>strips,
>and what are they actually called? (Can't really be called "little rubber
>strips" can they?)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bob Johnson
>BJ8
>
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