Re: [CR] Tom Avenia Cycles - Rim Tape

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From: "Michael Allison" <cyclo_one@verizon.net>
To: <Stronglight49@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:57:41 -0400
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Tom Avenia Cycles - Rim Tape


Yes, Jantex double-sided rim tape!!! What a sweet memory!!! And I never rolled a tire. The stuff had an odd smell, somewhat like creosote. It was so sticky to use, I came up with the idea of putting a new roll in the freezer for a few hours, before mounting a tubular. In very hot weather, glue would ooz out along the base tape. Centrifical force then caused the glue to form radial lines on a tire's sidewall.

Michael Allison
New York, NY