How to tell when you need to re-glue your tubular tires

[@timdodd979]

I have a few old school rims with ancient glue. I used (carefully) a half round coarse file for starters. Thanks for great videos!

[@aidenreuter2941]

You are an absolute legend, sir. Thank you for your tubular wisdom!

[@stilldiscovering2]

Races in the UK in the Sixties all had bike checks, which included tubulars. An official would grip the tub hard and try to move it off the rim. That's a good enough test!

[@dickieblench5001]

When flat or inflated? When flat I can easily pull the tyre off is that wrong?

[@budegan76]

Love your videos, thanks for posting. Could you please suggest how to remove old glue from the *base tape* though please?

[@hedleykerr3564]

Wooden chopsticks work great for getting glue out of the groove, also they work good at cleaning up the spoke holes!

[@TheFloridaBikeVlogger]

what about if it's leaking from the stem? I replace the inner presta valve but I can feel the air coming out still

[@kkaarrllooss01]

I know this is an old video but any tips how to remove the glue from the tyres itself? I have a nice set of Roval Clx50 bought second hand with Sworks turbo tubulars but they're pretty badly glued with a lot of vertical movement. I would like to them take off and glue them nicely, but dont want to destroy them as they're in very good condition

[@PSIMET]

It’s hard to do it well. I have done it by buffing the base tape with a scotch brite wheel.

[@Red-ju4mi]

How do you remove glue from the tire? I used Conti cement glue ITS THE WORST HOLY HELL GOD DAMNN

[@Red-ju4mi]

Conti carbon

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Nice & Thanks :)

[@lovenottheworld5723]

A pro team mechanic wouldn't need to remove the old glue because it's isn't that old. A month would make very old.

[@GlycogenCycling]

Please do a video on how to actually stick the tubular on the rim and not get glue everywhere, also how many coats of glue you do, etc... :-)

[@PSIMET]

Glycogen Cycling it’s been on the board to do.

[@PSIMET]

Done: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3emloCeh7ODgrM

[@akindo9223]

Thanks for your videos Rob. Does one _always_ have to remove all old glue, or only if it's non-sticky, chalky? I've completely cleaned down some rims I bought second hand, going to use the Mastik Pro on them from now on. Thinking, when I go to replace a tyre in future, I could leave some of the old Mastik Pro on if it's still sticky and is the same kind of glue as I'll use for the next job. I could perhaps also re-activate it with a heat gun and naphtha. Jumbo Visma, using Mastik Pro, don't remove all the glue, but that may also be because it's fresh: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHbJfpKviN9-ha8. Thanks!

[@PSIMET]

akindo you have to size it up each time. When in doubt - clean it off.

[@PSIMET]

akindo you have to size it up each time. When in doubt - clean it off.

[@akindo9223]

@@PSIMET Thanks for your quick answer. 👍 🚲 Makes sense, kind of what I was thinking too. If still fresh & tacky, ok, but if old, musty, and dusty, full clean.

[@jokawood]

This is why I use glue tape!

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Use tape. Love the subject nevertheless . And No Track Riding. There you go.

[@jerano4469]

I hate when creators have this stupid discretion in their video - the information on how to proberly glue is all over the internet and then act like you have some secret wisdom noone knows xD gives a really bad look and people will just find the information elsewhere and not come back to your videos for future information... cave-man logic right here.