[eric strt6]

I hated removing red sew up glue. I would sit there for hours using the blade of a swiss army knife scraping down the rims. then acetone, then more scraping then more acetone. It would take me at least two days per wheel to get that shit off. But you never rolled a tire with red.. White was great for the track easy to change a tire but I would never use it in the mountains it would soften under braking on fast descents...Red never softened under 1000s of feet of fast descents with hard braking.

 

[Jm_]

I hated removing red sew up glue. I would sit there for hours using the blade of a swiss army knife scraping down the rims. then acetone, then more scraping then more acetone. It would take me at least two days per wheel to get that shit off. But you never rolled a tire with red.. White was great for the track easy to change a tire but I would never use it in the mountains it would soften under braking on fast descents...Red never softened under 1000s of feet of fast descents with hard braking.

Roadie cult stuff.

 

[rideit]

Not sure if he was serious or not, but paid a neighbor kid to remove it. A Mexican one, if I recall correctly.


He took his jerb.

And he only really got it a little better than I was doing. He just wasn’t as lazy.

 

[eric strt6]

Roadie cult stuff.

1970-80s the clincher tires of the day were shit. And until the late 70s there were no Mt bikes Cross bikes were rare. we hit the trails with Stingrays and modified cruisers. Lots of nasty helmetless crashes. I was on a first name basis with the ER Docs getting stitched up on a semi monthly basis.

My roadie in 1980 was a custom Steel framed Colnago, Columbus SL Tubing, Campy Record Hubs on Mavic GP4 rims, Vittoria Sew ups, Suntour Superbe Pro Group, pedals with toe clips, sidi shoes, wool shorts and jersey by Cinelli. The bike weighed in at just under 18 pounds

Funny how I still ride a steel framed Colnago road bike , Master Light XL

First Mt Bike was a Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo fully rigid. I beat the shit out of that frame and it never broke. I killed wheels, seats, bars, shifters, cranks and fork but that steel frame never died

 

[Jm_]

I did glue up a clincher once when I worked at a shop. I've seen all sorts of cult stuff that makes me wonder if it actually even worked. Seems like tubeless is the natural evolution.

 

[eric strt6]

I did glue up a clincher once when I worked at a shop. I've seen all sorts of cult stuff that makes me wonder if it actually even worked. Seems like tubeless is the natural evolution.

and from what I hear seating the damn tire onto the rim is the modern evolution of self flagellation from red glue

 

[Changleen]

So @eric strt6 modern research on head injuries shows the emotional symptoms you have described as absolutely classic. Have you watched the Jimmy LeVan documentary?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Eric hit the church gap in 1745.

 

[rideit]

We used to use red tubular glue for grips (Pre-lock-on) on wet-ass days. Your grips WOULD NOT MOVE.

 

[jstuhlman]

that's cool and all but mine wouldn't move with a few spritzes of hairspray either...

 

[iRider]

I did glue up a clincher once when I worked at a shop. I've seen all sorts of cult stuff that makes me wonder if it actually even worked. Seems like tubeless is the natural evolution.

Most pro road team still use tubular tires because they do not peel off the rims when flat. So, yeah, they work! However, now tubeless tires offer lower rolling resistance I guess some teams will try them even outside a time trial.

 

[jonKranked]

that's cool and all but mine wouldn't move with a few spritzes of hairspray either...

Bike shop I worked at kept aquanet specifically for this reason. Never failed.

 

[jonKranked]

Also, one of the long time wrenches where I worked only hated one particular task when it came to bike working - dealing with tubular tires.

 

[chuffer]

I used to use tubulars on my cross bike. Never understood why people bitched about mounting them so much. The performance was so much better than clinchers. Fwiw, I never scraped glue and never rolled a tire in 10+ years of racing.

Coolstarrybra.

 

[6thElement]

Hey @rideit can you help a girl out?

https://twitter.com/i/events/1357446604005904384

 

[rideit]

She is in a sticky situation.

But yesterday my acccumulated knowledge helped a friend get some stubborn rim strip off, so I consider this whole tape residue thing to be a net positive.

to sum up : Don’t use gorilla glue unless it is the only damn thing you have available, but take that shit off as soon as you get home. I would probably use (gasp) electrical tape for this one or two ride (emergency/camping) situation in the future.
Or better, keep some spare rim strip in my bug-out tool kit.

HTH

 

[Sandwich]

somebody say electrical tape?

 

[Adventurous]

Hey @rideit can you help a girl out?

https://twitter.com/i/events/1357446604005904384

Oh she messed up. She messed up big time.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Seems kind of strange that folks are shopping for hair care products in the hardware section of the store. Unless someone is stocking the gorilla glue next to the hair goo.

 

[Westy]

A friend in highschool used black spray paint on her hair trying to dress up like the bride of frankenstein for Halloween. It didn't end well.

 

[canadmos]

to sum up : Don’t use gorilla glue unless it is the only damn thing you have available

Well there's the problem...

 

[jonKranked]

NECRO

i maybe did a thing. with gorilla tape. and rims. metal rims at least.

i found technique in tape removal made a significant difference in the amount of residue left behind.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

 

[jonKranked]

NECRO

i maybe did a thing. with gorilla tape. and rims. metal rims at least.

i found technique in tape removal made a significant difference in the amount of residue left behind.

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update: a little ISO and elbow grease, and maybe a little heat gun. residue gone.