To be fair, I haven't seen many wheels. All the wheels I've dealt with have really been racing/road bike wheels that have holes on the inside of the room and the spoke fastener is below the grade. The rim tape covers the holes.
I just got a flat on my commuter bike and its rim is quite different. Every spoke has a flat-head screw protruding above the grade of the interior rim surface (picture attached).
Typically the first flat I get with a wheel I will replace the rim tape with Velox. In this case I'm not sure what to do - I almost want to put Velox over the existing rim tape. Or, I could remove the old stuff and use Velox or just do nothing.
I did go a year without a flat on this wheel. Also, the flat was a blow-out (sounded like a gunshot). I did not find any evidence of the tire being penetrated.
I just got a flat on my commuter bike and its rim is quite different. Every spoke has a flat-head screw protruding above the grade of the interior rim surface (picture attached).
Typically the first flat I get with a wheel I will replace the rim tape with Velox. In this case I'm not sure what to do - I almost want to put Velox over the existing rim tape. Or, I could remove the old stuff and use Velox or just do nothing.
I did go a year without a flat on this wheel. Also, the flat was a blow-out (sounded like a gunshot). I did not find any evidence of the tire being penetrated.