Effetto Caffelatex Tubeless Plus Size Rim Strip With Valves

Product Description

Effetto Caffelatex Tubeless Plus Size Rim Strip With Valves

Above allat Effetto , we are cyclists. We are fond of bicycles and of everything related to them. We relish the idea of waking up at 5AM to enjoy every push on the pedals on a desert road, to feel the cool morning breeze on our faces, to get dirt with grease or mud, to go back home dead tired but happy.

We know the downsides of the cyclists’ life: punctures, scratches and dents on the bicycle. We experienced first-hand that small maintenance errors can have a devastating impact on our rides.

At the same time we also are experienced professionals, making high quality products for cycling. Thanks to our expertise we always find the ideal solutions to the most common problems for cyclists, giving them cutting-edge and unique products.

Effetto Caffelatex Tubeless Plus Size Rim Strip With Valves

Caffélatex Tubeless Strip Plus/Fat is a very light, puncture-proof and transparent tubeless rim strip that makes tubeless conversions quick and easy. Strip allows tubeless conversion of most Plus and Fat mountain bike wheels, using Tubeless or Tubeless-Ready tyres and Caffélatex or Végétalex sealant. 

Tubeless conversion, made easy

Caffélatex Strip is the ultimate tubeless solution for very difficult rims (for example, cut-out Fat rims, aluminum rims with mat surface finishing, carbon rims with mould release treatment - where no tape sticks very long -, rims with very deep channel, pin-joined rims where the junction is not welded etc.). This because Strip isn’t adhesive: it’s made in one piece and relies on its elasticity to sit tight on the rim.

Please note: sorry, Strip won't work on asymetric rims with off-center valve hole.

To convert a rim to tubeless, simply remove the existing rim-strip, choose the appropriate Strip size and follow the following easy steps:

1. (OPTIONAL STEP, NOT FOR CUT-OUT OR SINGLE WALL RIMS) Use a roll of electrician tape and seal the spoke holes of the rim. This just in order to create an additional protection to prevent sealant from getting inside the rim inner chamber, in the unlikely case the Strip moves and let some liquid go through.
2. Insert the provided Caffélatex Tubeless Valve in the Strip, so that the rubber base is in contact with Strip.
3. Secure Strip to the rim, tightening the nut on the valve stem. It’s important to push the valve base against the rim while doing so, to achieve a proper air-tightness.
IMPORTANT: some single wall rims (mostly aluminum, cut-out rims for fat bikes) might require fitting an additional washer under the nut, before threading it against the rim. We provide one additional washer per valve for Plus L and all Fat Strip;
4. Keeping the wheel with the valve at 12 o’ clock, finish mounting Strip onto the rim.
5. With a screwdriver or a similar tool, center Strip inside the rim channel.
6. Add tubeless tyre, Caffélatex sealant, inflate, ride.

Additional details in the tech video below.

Lightweight

Weights(*) for a single Strip are:

Strip Plus S 26″/27,5″: 55 g

Strip Plus S 29″: 58 g

Strip Plus M 26″/27,5″: 68 g

Strip Plus M 29″: 72 g

Strip Plus L 26″/27,5″: 91 g

Strip Plus L 29″: 95 g

(*) tolerance +/- 10% on nominal weight

Highly resistant to damage and puncture

The special polymer employed in its construction makes Strip highly resistant to damage and puncture. It’s also very stable from a chemical standpoint and cannot be damaged by Caffélatex or other non-chemically-aggressive tyre sealants.


WARNING: using sealants containing aggressive chemicals or ammonia, or cleaning the rim with aggressive chemical products can damage Caffélatex Tubeless Strip and may represent dangers to the user. We recommend using only Caffélatex or Végétalex sealant or Espresso / Espresso Doppio inflate & repair cartridges with Caffélatex Tubeless Strip.

Long lasting

Something you can do with Strip that you simply can’t with tubeless tapes: moving Strip from one rim to another. 
As the Strip material is very durable, its lifespan can exceed the one of the rim it’s mounted on, and can it be removed and mounted on another rim. Strip can also be removed and mounted on the same rim if a spoke needs to be replaced.

Available sizes

Caffélatex Strip Plus/Fat is available in all the needed sizes to cover most of the Plus and Fat wheels in the market. The six available widths are:

Plus S (40 mm): for rims with internal width between 30 and 35 mm;

Plus M (45 mm): for rims with internal width between 35 and 40 mm;

Plus L (50 mm): for rims with internal width between 40 and 45 mm;

For standard size bicycle rims, see Caffélatex Tubeless Strip.

Each width (S, M, L) is available in two length options for Plus, to fit different wheel diameters (26”/27,5” or 29”), for a total of six options. 


Each width (S, M, L) is available in only one length options for Fat, to fit 26” and 27,5” wheel diameters, for a total of three options.
Strip is sold as kits containing two rim strips and two Caffélatex Tubeless Valves Black 40 mm (for rims up to 37 mm of height), 2 wheels per kit.