Rim strips?

[Asphaltgirl]

thanks for all your replies. There is rim tape on the inside of the rims, but I'm assuming that the LBS was recommending something a bit stronger just to make sure that nothing would pop through during the ride. I did end up ordering some flat restistance tubes that I'll have them put on just to have the added insurance. I normally don't panic about flats-they happen, you stop, you fix, you continue to ride..but this biathlon is one of 12 things that I promised to do when I turned 60.-- 6 more things to do and I can move on to 61! Will keep you posted as to the outcome...again, thanks for all your help.
~AG~

[Mr. Bloom]

AG: I recently got RaceXLite rims with Vitorria Corsa tires. The tires are puncture resistent.

Silver talked me into using light weight rim tape. It's very thin and needs to be applied to the rim carefully.

In applying it, I missed a small area over one of the spoke holes...and BAM, blow out three nights later.

I favor the thicker fabric rim tape...and I'm convinced that the Kevlar tires are worth the extra weight - given the two holes I have in them...but without a flat.

[SouthernBelle]

Kevlar tires don't have to be heavy. My Maxxis are 205 g.