One-Piece Carbon XC Wheels - Syncros Silverton SL

My technique for tubeless tape is as follows. I use the smallest width stans tape that makes sense for the rim bed. It’s super OCD but it works well:

  1. Clean rim bed with isopropyl alcohol
  2. Starting on left side of valve hole, wrap tape 2x around until it overlaps the valve hole for a 3rd time. Two layers of tape, except for valve hole which will have 3.
  3. Install tire and regular tube
  4. Inflate to 60psi, leave in a sunny spot for several hours or just leave overnight to really apply consistent pressure against the tape for a long enough period of time.
  5. Remove tube, install tubeless valve, sealant, etc

Every wheel that I’ve done this for has never had issues with tape.

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