Pro Class wheels question

[CurtisEXP]

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

[Spen69]

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

Got the remains of my original ones in the shed 

[CurtisEXP]

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

Got the remains of my original ones in the shed 

Thanks for clarifying Spen. Appreciate it. 

[oldtired]

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 

[watchmechromejob]

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 !!!

[hokuspokus74]

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

[insectbones]

This link was pointed out to me when i asked about rim tape a while back 

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

[hokuspokus74]

This link was pointed out to me when i asked about rim tape a while back 

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?

[stidds]

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.

[hokuspokus74]

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.

[stidds]

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.

[hokuspokus74]

Hey stidds you saying am thick i can be at times but i had the rim tape on the rim also

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