What is your favorite Cement/Glue for your tubular tires? Where do you guys buy it? Online?
I tried the tape once but went back to glue just because that’s always what I have been using.
For TT or Triathlon application, do you guys do the multi layers/multi days approach like the Crit guys do?
Mastik One, had my LBS do my last set and it took them 3 days.
Vittoria Mastik One. I get it from trisports.com, though my local shop also stocks it. I use a fair bit of glue, but almost certainly not as much as many. There are many good threads on the best gluing protocols.
-C
I have Zipp carbon tubular rims. I now use the Continental carbon rim cement. I follow the Conti instructions to the letter. Too much glue is as bad as too little glue (different consequences but bad all the same). Also, I recommend watching the Zipp video of gluing tires to rims. FWIW, I believe that Zipp states to NOT use glue tape on their rims. I buy my glue online and acid brushes at the hardware store for applying the glue.
Jacqueline
Mastik One, acid brushes and a six pack. Takes two days to do it right.
No question…Vittoria Mastik One.
Continental - cheap paint brush to apply it. It works better in my opinion than the brush attached to the cap.
Mastik!
I was in a shop today though and told QBP was sold out of the can and the only thing available were the tubes… hot item!
Jon Hernandez
Blue Competition Cycles
Mastik and a toothbrush.
I use Continental and a finger with a latex glove. Run a bead whether it be on the tire or the rim. Spread the bead with your finger in a nice even pressure all the way around…done. I just remounted a zipp tire in about 2 minutes.
Paul, I assume you still had some old glue left on the wheel.
Continental - cheap paint brush to apply it. It works better in my opinion than the brush attached to the cap.
Ditto
follow the instructions and she’ll be right mate
I use Conti Carbon Rim Tire glue. I tear off a piece of Saran Wrap & use the index finger to smooth it out on the rim. Why waste a good latex glove–Saran Wrap is cheaper.
yes, I’d mounted that tire before, so the tire and rim already had been glued. I just added one layer on the rim and it was good to go.
Paul,
I assume you left it overnight before it was “good to go”.
Most of the time I’m changing tubbies in the evening for the next day, so yes, it sat over night. Sometimes, though I will change one and then ride it right after. You just have to be a bit careful in turns. Around here that’s a tough order as I routinely hit well over 40mph a few times each day and lots of those are through switchbacks and such. It’s not that big a deal in AZ riding them right away. When the tube says to wait 10 minutes before mounting the tire to the rim, in AZ that 10 minutes becomes about 3 due to lack of humidity. The tire glue dries extremely fast here.
Yesterday I epoxied my elbow pads back down on the aerobars and before I could glue it, put on my shoes and head out the door for a ride, the epoxy was dry already.
a finger with a latex glove.
I think of the movie “Fletch” everytime someone types that in a tubie gluing thread…