TufoGluing Tape(Return to Product Page)

This holds my road tubies fine. I have absolutely zero concerns of rolling the tire, and it would have happened by now if that were a possibility after 3 cat 4 crits. My only complaint is that if you don't mount the tire perfectly aligned, you're going to have to totally redo the installation, so be really really careful to keep the tire straight when you pull off the pink backing strip!!

Easy to install, holds strong.

Can get expensive if doing multiple wheel sets but over all its worth it.

I did a road race on an Indy car track that involved a sharp turn going close to 40 miles per hour. Tires stayed glued. I would trust them to do anything after that. I use them with zipp tires.

Awesome product! Makes an intimidating job easy. Being new to the world of tubulars I was apprehensive about gluing my own, esp after readinghearing all the horror stories. While getting the old glue off was a bit of a chore (don't know how to get around that, and one of the old tires had been glued with tape so I got the best of both worlds, the tape MAY be just a little harder to remove), the Tufo tape made installation of the tires a breeze and have had no problems with them since, except a couple of flats, but that is not the glue tape's fault! Found some great assistance on YouTube. Will definitely use again.

Follow the instructions and it works great. One side benefit that they don't mention You can rebalance the tire around the circumference so there is no flat spot on the side away from the valve where you may have had to put some effort into the stretching to get it over the last bit of rim.

One problem The tape sticks so well, i don't know how i am going to be able to pull the tire off the rim unless i literally cut the tire and peel it off.

Tufo gluing tape is the easiest way to mount your tubular tires. I am a recreational rider, with little experience in mounting tubular tires, and have no problem using this product. Highly recommend it.

I'm new to the world of tubulars having bought my first set of carbon wheels last season. Now that it's time to replace the tires I decided to (try) to do it myself, but was very apprehensive after hearing all the horror stories. While removing the old glue was just as much of a hassle as I'd heard, (I hear Goo Gone or Goof Off, or something like that works), it did come off with a little mineral spirits, acetone, and a lot of elbow grease and patience. However, the installation of the tape and tire was a breeze! I found nice video on YouTube. No word on durability yet of course, but tires very secure on rims so far. Very pleased with this product so far.

After using glue for so long this is a nice change. The ride quality is the same and it is not messy at all.. glue can be. It is more expensive but worth it if you want to save time and a bit of a mess.

TUFO gluing tape is the reason I switched back to tubulars. I use it to glue Continental GP 4000s (seamless) tires to Reynolds and Bontrager carbon wheels. You have to install the tape properly. TUFO has videos that show how to do it. You engage the adhesive after mounting and inflating the tire, so is easy to get the tire on straight. Your rims should be clean and free of old adhesive. There are several layers to the tape. If you remove the old tape carefully (no oil, water, or fingerprint-grease) it will leave a thin adhesive strip that will stick to a new layer of tape. If the rim-layer gets dirty, the best way to remove it is to warm the rim up in the sunshine to soften the adhesive and then just rub it off with your thumb. I don't understand why you would want it to adhere any better because I have trouble getting old tires off. I regularly ride long technical descents that really heat the rims up and have never seen any signs of the adhesive coming undone. I think people who don't recommend this tape have either never tried it, didn't install it correctly, or are just superstitious.

Of course the attraction of the tape is not having to use glue. The concern is will it hold - so far I have not had any issues, multiple tyre types (conti, tufo, vittoria), over a variety of race types (road, crits, TT's) and tubs (zipps, bontrager) I've had no issues. I cannot comment on rolling resistance or weight penalty comparisons to gluing - just don't have the data.

You do have to take your time on removing the outer layer of tape once the tyre is, moreover getting the tyre on initially can be a pain if its a tight fit as the tape is slippy - I had to resort to using sticky tape wound around tire and rim to hold the tyre in place in order to get that last part on the rim - still easier and about 2 days quicker than gluing.

what can i say it's easy, quick, and holds well. no mess, no glue sniffing, no pita old glue removal, no waiting. if it were a bit cheaper it would even be economically feasible to switch tires back and forth for particular purposes.

I had sworn off using TUFO extreme tape after have two incidents of the tubes rolling off - went back to gluing then eventually did away with tubulars for awhile. But the last bike I bought had ZIP 303 tublar wheels so I needed a decent way to put on spares on the road and decided to give them a shot again after reading that Tufo had changed thier product. Not disapointed, the tires I taped are holding really well, almost too well as it took me twenty minutes to work a tire off the wheel last time I had a flat out on the road.

This is the easiest and cleanest way to put on your tubulars,have not ridden them enough to see how they will stand up yet.

This product made mounting my tubulars a snap! It has a very firm hold, as long as this product is available I'll never glue again

Close to foolproof for installing road tubulars without a gluey mess. Always the proper amount and even allows for minor adjustment as you go. Not for use with all tires, but with the Tufos it works well for me.

I use this tape with Tufo S3 Lite tubular tires. The tape is easy to apply and does hold the tire very securely. When removing the old tape there will be slight remnants stuck to the rim gluing bed which I dont remove, too difficult. Advise that when applying the tape use a wheel truing stand and make sure you have centered the tape. If not the tape is so sticky that your tire will follow the tape and be slightly off center, overall love this tape.

So easy to put on. One step instead of 3 or 4 with glue. I was a little worried about getting tire off but, being a little careful you can get between tape and rim and pull tire off. You can even remount tire (I just did after putting in a little sealant to stop slow leak) with same glue tape. I'll never use straight glue again!

I cannot recommend Tufo tape more enthusiastically. I have used them to tape Tufo Flexus Primus to my Shimano Dura Ace C50's which had previously had some Vittoria Evo Corsa CX glued with standard tubular glue. I HATED the amount of work to scrape the old glue off to have a reasonably flat and consistent surface on each of the wheels. But once I finished scraping (quite gingerly, I might add, because these are all carbon), I taped the tires and they are were amazingly tacky and secure. Even at extremely low psi (which makes the shear forces on tubular tires even more) these tires never showed any signs of rolling.

At the end of cross season, I removed the cross tires with surprising ease and alot less labor prepping them for retyping. I had a nice tacky surface (good residual sticky residue from the previous tape) to use for some Tufo Elite 25 road tubulars and true to form, these lasted throughout this past road season. Here in Seattle, neeedless to say, half of our road season is wet and rainy. I have used my taped DA C50's in road races and criteriums with extremely tight corners and never felt vulnerable. Mind you I am 180 lbs.

I recently bought some 88 mm profile track carbon tubulars and have taped some non-Tufo tubulars, the Continental Steher, and was a little nervous bc Tufo recommended that you only use their tires with their tape...probably makes sense for a variety of reasons (monopoly and being able to stand behind the casings of the tubes vs. other company's tubulars), and I raced my track wheels this track season with NO problems.

The biggest barrier to using and trusting this product is knowing someone who actually uses these over glue. If you ask mechanics (even some whom I really trust) and ex-pros, I was told Don't use these! But if you actually ask people, Do you know anyone who ever rolled their taped tubulars, most of these people, will probably say No The taping tubular community is still very small compared to the gluing world. Fighting tradition is hard and lonely!!

I searched and searched blogs and cycling websites to find an negative reviews or horror stories about using Tufo tape to glue tubulars and I could not find ANY except some people in Florida and Arizona who did not recommend using them in hot climates. So few questions that I had that have been answered by other bloggers

1) Can they be used on non-Tufo tires? I have read several people, including some reviews on this site, that have attested to their adherence to other tubulars than just Tufo...Vittorias, in my case, Continental Stehers

2) Are they reliable? I have not met, heard or read about someone who rolled their Tufo taped tubular...I have seen a guy roll their glued Zipp 808's at a local crit

Like most people I've met, they always looked surprised when I say I use gluing tape to secure my tires and not the messy glue process. I admit I was skeptical during my first ride but Ive been using Tufo tape for 4 years now without incident. Fats speeds, hard cornering, nothing seperates the tires from the rims. And I save a ton of installation time !

This stuff really works!!! No muss no fuss and I've never rolled a tire even ripping it around the hairpins of some of the wildest descents the Alps, Pyrenees, and Dolomites have to offer. You'll need strong fingers to peel your tires off if you use Tufo tape!!

If you ride tubulars and are still gluing, why? This tape works. It is just a little expensive. But, it is quick and the mess is eliminated.