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Offline CurtisEXP

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Pro Class wheels question
« on: November 14, 2014, 05:48 PM »
I have a set of survivor Pro Class aluminium wheels. The wheel tape used on the inside of the wheel (which showed through the drilled holes in the rims), was similar to a black ‘electrical’ tape.

I know many of the fully restored bikes on here have the shiny rim tape (metallic red/blue etc). I have seen several threads which suggest ways of reproducing that.

But I want to keep this as original as possible. It’s for a survivor build. Can anyone tell me if the black tape was original or was this just a later ‘fix’.

Thanks

Offline Spen69

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2014, 07:09 PM »
The "tape" was actually a double-sided foil and was black on one side and gold on the other. If you had a blue or red set then that was also doubled sided ie red one and blue the other :daumenhoch:

Got the remains of my original ones in the shed  :coolsmiley:
Still limping......

Offline CurtisEXP

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2014, 11:37 PM »
The "tape" was actually a double-sided foil and was black on one side and gold on the other. If you had a blue or red set then that was also doubled sided ie red one and blue the other :daumenhoch:

Got the remains of my original ones in the shed  :coolsmiley:

Thanks for clarifying Spen. Appreciate it.  :daumenhoch:

Offline oldtired

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2014, 09:21 AM »
used to bung sweet wrappers in ours over the foil ,   Chewits front ,   anglo bubbly  rear, one of the mates used fruit salad but he got some grief over that  :LolLolLolLol:

Offline watchmechromejob

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2014, 04:12 PM »
ha ha !!

 f###ing brilliant !!!! why did this thread not go on and on, just think of all the things you could stick in there....

quality street.....real gold foil...(probably been done)...smarties   (obviously not the blue ones)

anyway time for my pills !!!

Offline hokuspokus74

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2014, 02:52 PM »
What is the other alternatives for the rim tape,i used electrical tape,material,but am looking for the look of the og tape,even though the material i used had a nice sheen to it but would like something to look like the og stuff :daumenhoch:
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2014, 02:57 PM »
This link was pointed out to me when i asked about rim tape a while back  :daumenhoch:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/110359304060?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1


Offline hokuspokus74

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2014, 04:35 PM »
This link was pointed out to me when i asked about rim tape a while back  :daumenhoch:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/110359304060?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

Cheers mate for that link never thought that they did foil like that,so i take it that it is wide enough for the rim etc? :daumenhoch:
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2014, 05:32 PM »
Go to a hobby or haberdashery shop and buy ribbon, there are thousands of different styles, colours and sizes and you will find exactly what you need.

Cheap too.

Offline hokuspokus74

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2014, 09:56 PM »
I had used ribbon,its a bugger so it is as when its placed in the rim then you blow the tires up the tubes move it then u see a wee bit of the tubes.
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

Offline stidds

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2014, 11:11 AM »
I used ribbon for years on my old Pro Class with none of those problems.

You have to use rim tape with it also which stops the 'ballooning' of the ribbon, but that should be common sense.

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Re: Pro Class wheels question
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2014, 11:36 AM »
Hey stidds you saying am thick :LolLolLolLol: i can be at times but i had the rim tape on the rim also :daumenhoch:

                                                                    MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ON THIS THREAD

Regards Graham
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

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