Re: [CR]Cloth Tape

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli:Laser)

From: "Mark Petry" <mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net>
To: "STREHL,SCOTT (HP-Roseville,ex1)" <scott_strehl@hp.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <499DC368E25AD411B3F100902740AD650A6924B0@xrose03.rose.hp.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cloth Tape
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:42:00 -0800


Oh heck, go to a scuba dive shop and get scrap neoprene material, cut into strips, and wrap over it, this is what was commonly used by Cupertino Bike Shop to make a "Spence Wrap" after Spence Wolf.

Also I use a piece of 1" X 1/2" neoprene with a hole cut thru for the valve stem as a "pillow" to cushion the area around the valve stem inside the tire, and I NEVER get pinch flats or abrasions in the area around the valve.

============================================ Mark Petry 206 618 9642 mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net Beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA ============================================ "...Fortunately we are protected by the enormity of our stupidity... "

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----- Original Message -----
From: "STREHL,SCOTT (HP-Roseville,ex1)"
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: [CR]Cloth Tape



> Hello All,
> Regarding the need for some additional padding, may I humbly suggest . . .
> mouse pads.
> They can be found in a variety of thicknesses and somebody in the office
> usually usually has one they don't need. Those with cloth backing are
> easiest to use. Carefully pull off the cloth cover and cut into strips
> (need four - two for drops and two for flats of your bar). Secure with a
> couple of strips of electrician's tape. Handlebar tape of your choice over
> that and you are ready to go. You can vary the "cushiness" by how tightly
> you wrap.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Scott Strehl
> Granite Bay, Ca.
>
> PS - When I said "cut into strips", I meant the pad, not the cloth cover.